Nonce

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 word, a word used to meet a need that is not expected to recur
• The Nonce, American rap duo
• Nonce orders, an architectural term

See also

• Hapax legomenon
• Cryptography