Nonce may refer to: *

Cryptographic nonce In cryptography, a nonce is an arbitrary number that can be used just once in a cryptographic communication. It is often a random or pseudo-random number issued in an authentication protocol to ensure that old communications cannot be reused i ...

, a number or bit string used only once, in security engineering *

Nonce word A nonce word (also called an occasionalism) is a lexeme created for a single occasion to solve an immediate problem of communication.''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The English Language''. Ed. David Crystal. Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres ...

, a word used to meet a need that is not expected to recur *

The Nonce The Nonce was a hip-hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that was active in the 1990s (releasing material from 1992 to 1999). As part of the Project Blowed collective, working with Aceyalone, among others, the duo developed a reputation fo ...

, American rap duo * Nonce orders, an architectural term * Nonce, a slang term chiefly used in Britain for alleged or convicted sex offenders, especially ones involving children

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