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- DictionaryE·nig·ma/iˈniɡmə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand: "Madeleine was still an enigma to him"
Synonym Discussion of Enigma. something hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person; an obscure speech or writing… See the full definition
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top ...
Enigma, device used by the German military to encode strategic messages before and during World War II. The Enigma code was first broken by the Poles in the early 1930s. In 1939 the Poles turned their information over to the British, who set up the code-breaking group Ultra, under mathematician Alan M. Turing.
Apr 9, 2021 · Explore the mysterious and captivating music of Enigma, from their debut album to their latest release, in this comprehensive discography video.
The Enigma machine was used commercially from the early 1920s and was adopted by the militaries and governments of various countries—most famously, Nazi Germany. Cryptanalysis of the Enigma ciphering system enabled the western Allies in World War II to read substantial amounts of Morse-coded radio communications of the Axis powers that had ...
Enigma and the Bombe. The main focus of Turing’s work at Bletchley was in cracking the ‘Enigma’ code. The Enigma was a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely. Although Polish mathematicians had worked out how to read Enigma messages and had shared this information with the British, the ...
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