What does "turingery" mean?

A manual cryptanalysis technique used in breaking the Lorenz cipher during World War II, based on deducing the wheel settings of the machine that did the encryption.

What is a synonym for "turingery"?

Common synonyms include: turingismus, turingismus.

Turingery

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Noun

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A manual cryptanalysis technique used in breaking the Lorenz cipher during World War II, based on deducing the wheel settings of the machine that did the encryption. uncountable

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turingismus turingismus

Etymology

From Turing + -ery, after its inventor Alan Turing.

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