Bazeries cylinder

noun

Ba·​ze·​ries cylinder

¦ba-zə-¦rē-,

¦baz-¦rē-

: a cryptographic cylinder assembled of disks that can be rotated on a common shaft, each disk having on its periphery a different mixed alphabet and used for multiple substitution

Word History

Etymology

after Etienne Bazeries †1931 French cryptographer credited with its invention

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