Enigma machine
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enigma-machine-169-4524820
title:
Enigma machine
text:
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret messages. The Enigma has an electromechanical rotor mechanism that scrambles the 26 letters of the alphabet. In typical use, one person enters text
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
German cipher machine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
date created:
2001-11-14T15:51:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T08:58:44Z
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