Nonce

Nonce may refer to:

• Cryptographic nonce, a number or bit string used only once, in security engineering
• 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
• Nonce, a slang term chiefly used in Britain for alleged or convicted sex offenders, especially ones involving children

• Nuncio, the apostolic and diplomatic representation of the Holy See
• Hapax legomenon, in corpus linguistics