"decoder ring" meaning in All languages combined

See decoder ring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: decoder rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decoder ring (plural decoder rings)
  1. A device consisting of two concentric rings of letters of the alphabet, one of which can be rotated, so as to encode and decode messages according to a simple substitution cipher.
    Sense id: en-decoder_ring-en-noun-DL5bdEfn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "letter",
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          "encode"
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          "decode",
          "decode"
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