Cipher, in Cryptography

Cryptographic ciphers ensure secure communication by concealing the meaning of information to unauthorized entities.

A cipher in cryptography refers to a method used to perform encryption or decryption—the transformation of readable data (plaintext) into an encoded format (ciphertext) and vice versa. Cryptographic ciphers ensure secure communication by concealing the meaning of information to unauthorized entities.

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Licorice

April 12 is National Licorice Day

Licorice is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavoring can be extracted. The licorice plant is an herbaceous perennial legume native to Western Asia, North Africa, and Southern Europe. Licorice is used as a flavoring in candies and tobacco, particularly in some European and West Asian countries.

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