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Jefferson disk
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English
Etymology
Commonly attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Noun
Jefferson disk (plural Jefferson disks)
- (historical, cryptography) Any of a set of stackable disks, each having the letters of the alphabet arranged in some sequence around its edge, used in a cipher system.
See also
- Bazeries cylinder
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