English Explanatory Dictionary

Beaufort cipher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substitution cipher similar to the Vigenère cipher, with a slightly modified enciphering mechanism and tableau.

Word forms

Beaufort cipher Beaufort ciphers

Etymology

Created by Sir Francis Beaufort.

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