Jefferson disk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Jefferson disk Jefferson disks

Etymology

Commonly attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

Related words

Bazeries cylinder
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