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Meaning of malleable

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

malleable

Pronunciation:/ˈmæli.əbəl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.

  2. Flexible, liable to change.

    Example: My opinion on the subject is malleable.

  3. (of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext