Jefferson disk

English

Etymology

Commonly attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

Noun

Jefferson disk (plural Jefferson disks)

  1. (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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