Nonce

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Nonce may refer to:

  • Cryptographic nonce, a number or bit string used only once, in security engineering
  • Nonce (slang), a British and Australian slang term for a sex offender, usually a sexual abuser of children
  • Nonce, time being: the present occasion; "for the nonce"
  • Nonce word, a word used to meet a need that is not expected to recur
  • The Nonce, American rap duo
  • Nonce orders, an architectural term

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