"cyphering" in the verb sense
1. code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
convert ordinary language into code
"We should encode the message for security reasons"
2. calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
make a mathematical calculation or computation
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