"Playfair cipher" meaning in All languages combined

See Playfair cipher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Playfair ciphers [plural]
Etymology: Named after Lord Playfair, who promoted it. (It was invented in 1854 by Charles Wheatstone.) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Playfair cipher (plural Playfair ciphers)
  1. A manual symmetric encryption technique that encrypts pairs of letters (digraphs). Wikipedia link: Charles Wheatstone, Lord Playfair, Playfair cipher
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