NONCE

/nɒns/
7
Scrabble
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N(1) O(1) N(1) C(3) E(1)
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Definition

/nɒns/
noun
  1. The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
    “That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.”
  2. A nonce word.
    “I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors.”
  3. A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
adjective
  1. One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.

Source: Wiktionary

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