A sequence of plaintext elements is replaced by a __________ of that sequence which means that no elements are added,deleted or replaced in the sequence,but rather the order in which the elements appear in the sequence is changed.
A)permutation
B)diffusion
C)stream
D)substitution

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Permutation is a process of rearranging the order of elements in a sequence without adding, deleting, or replacing them. This is often used as a method of encryption in cryptography where the plaintext elements are shuffled in a specific pattern to make it difficult for unauthorized users to decipher the message. Diffusion involves the spreading of the influence of plaintext elements throughout the ciphertext, stream encryption involves the use of a continuous stream of cipher elements to encrypt plaintext, and substitution involves replacing plaintext elements with their corresponding cipher elements.

A Sequence of Plaintext Elements Is Replaced by a __________