Feb 13, 2008 11:18
16 yrs ago
English term
Poland
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
rotor wheel
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History
The U-boats kept their keys to the Enigma, the position of the rotor wheels, on a water-soluble piece of paper
with water-soluble ink.
with water-soluble ink.
Responses
| 4 +4 | the symbols on the wheels of the Enigma encoding machine |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +3 | part of an Enigma codeing machine |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | unknown |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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Feb 13, 2008 14:29: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Cinema, Film, TV, Drama" to "History"
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12 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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the symbols on the wheels of the Enigma encoding machine
U-boats received messages which were encoded by a special machine and could only be decoded by another such machine. The encoding was based on a number of rotor wheels being set to a certain position relative to each other. The system was finally broken by a British team at Bletchley Park, and the subsequent ability to read encoded German messages was a great help to the British war effort.
Note from asker:
| The system was broken by Poles :) |
Peer comment(s):
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salavat
8 mins
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Thank you.
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V_Nedkov
31 mins
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Thank you.
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Dave Calderhead
: very full but concise explanation, Jack. I think you've cracked it!
35 mins
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Thank you. I worked at GCHQ for two years, but not on anything comparable to this.
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Patricia Townshend (X)
3 hrs
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Thank you.
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Comment: "Thank you! :)"
3 mins
unknown
smth., you can only guess about, never certain....
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and the word preceeding the phrase only works for this apprehension.... IMHO.
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preceding
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-02-13 11:23:51 GMT)
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and the word preceeding the phrase only works for this apprehension.... IMHO.
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preceding
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12 mins
part of an Enigma codeing machine
see e.g.:
Enigma rotor details - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The left side of an Enigma rotor, showing the flat electrical contacts. .... The third wheel and the UKW would step in the normal fashion with Enigma ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_rotor_details
Enigma machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The four-wheel Swiss Enigma K, made in Germany, used re-wired rotors. ..... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
Enigma - Tourism - a Wikia wiki
Enigma (Wikipedia) was a World War II-era rotor machine used by Nazi Germany, ... Science Museum, London. The museum has a three-wheel Enigma on display. ...
tourism.wikia.com/wiki/Enigma
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*coding*
Enigma rotor details - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The left side of an Enigma rotor, showing the flat electrical contacts. .... The third wheel and the UKW would step in the normal fashion with Enigma ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_rotor_details
Enigma machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The four-wheel Swiss Enigma K, made in Germany, used re-wired rotors. ..... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
Enigma - Tourism - a Wikia wiki
Enigma (Wikipedia) was a World War II-era rotor machine used by Nazi Germany, ... Science Museum, London. The museum has a three-wheel Enigma on display. ...
tourism.wikia.com/wiki/Enigma
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*coding*
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