ciphering

Plural: cipherings

Verb

• convert ordinary language into code
• make a mathematical calculation or computation
• present participle and gerund of cipher

Noun

• A calculation or computation.
• A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).

Synonyms

calculate, cipher, code, compute, cypher, encipher, encrypt, figure, inscribe, reckon, work out, write in code, calculation, calculus, reckoning