"ROT13" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ROT is short for rotate. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ROT13 (uncountable)
  1. A simple Caesar cipher where each letter is replaced by the letter 13 positions beyond it in the alphabet (wrapping at Z to A). Wikipedia link: ROT13 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cryptography, Thirteen Synonyms: rot13, rot-13, EBG13 (english: ROT13) Translations (Translations): ROT13 (Finnish), ROT13 [neuter] (German), ROT13 [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ROT13-en-noun-EwTlltle Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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