The Caesar cipher is a ____ cipher, where a single letter of plaintext generates a single letter of ciphertext.

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The Caesar cipher is a type of substitution cipher where each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down the alphabet to create the ciphertext. It is a form of monoalphabetic substitution cipher, where a single letter of plaintext always generates the same letter of ciphertext. Therefore, the best choice is C - substitution cipher.

The Caesar Cipher Is a ____ Cipher, Where a Single