"ROT13" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rot13 [alternative], rot-13 [alternative], EBG13 [alternative]
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). Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): ROT13 (Finnish), ROT13 [neuter] (German), ROT13 [neuter] (Polish)

Alternative forms

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