Ramz

Ramz is a lexical item used in several languages of the Middle East and South Asia. It primarily denotes a sign, symbol, or code. In Arabic, ramz (رَمْز) refers to a mark or emblem and is found across mathematics, linguistics, and coding contexts. In Persian and Urdu, رمـز carries a closely related meaning and is widely used in everyday language.

In Persian and Urdu, ramz commonly appears in compounds related to security and computation. For example رمز عبور (ramz-e oboor) means password, and رمزگذاری or رمزنگاری (ramz-gozari / ramz-nigari) refer to encryption or encoding. The term also appears in discussions of cryptography and information security to denote a secret or key.

Beyond technology, ramz functions as a general term for any sign or code used to convey meaning, including symbolic, linguistic, or cultural symbols. It is typically not used as a proper noun in encyclopedic contexts, but may occur in name constructs or transliterations in texts written in Arabic-script languages.

See also: cipher, cryptography, password, symbol, encoding.