nonce

Meaning

Noun

1. The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
2. A nonce word.
3. A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.

Adj

One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.

Synonyms

nonce word

time being

present

here and now

present times

Translations

hapax

özel sözcük

mot ad hoc

hapax

palavra ad hoc

palabro

hápax

expresión ad hoc

Gelegenheitsbildung

Ad-hoc-Bildung

Augenblicksbildung

Okkasionalismus

no presente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɒns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nonse

In summary

Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes, for þen anes (to/for the once (i.e., the one occasion or instance)), from the dative singular neuter of þe. The cryptography sense is commonly said to be a contraction of number used once, although this is probably incorrect.