"Polybius square" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Polybius squares [plural]
Etymology: Polybius + square (“grid”). It was invented by the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Polybius|square|gloss2=grid}} Polybius + square (“grid”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Polybius square (plural Polybius squares)
  1. (telecommunications, historical) A character code represented by two sets of six lit torches, used to send messages character by character, in a two point visual fire telegraph. The character code is generated by encoding characters in a grid, where each character generates two numbers, uniquely representing each character as a pair of numbers. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Telecommunications Coordinate_terms: semaphore, Morse code
    Sense id: en-Polybius_square-en-noun-1EGPnwFZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 67 33 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  2. (cryptography) A grid used for fractionating plaintext characters so that they can be represented by a smaller set of symbols. Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-Polybius_square-en-noun-536NZN5Y Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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