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CIPHER MACHINE [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cipher machine
1, record 1, English, cipher%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cipher machine: an item in the "Written Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - cipher%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à chiffrer
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à chiffrer : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication écrite» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Encryption and Decryption
- Data Transmission
- IT Security
- Electronic Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cipher device
1, record 2, English, cipher%20device
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cryptodevice 1, record 2, English, cryptodevice
correct
- cryptographic device 2, record 2, English, cryptographic%20device
correct
- cipher machine 1, record 2, English, cipher%20machine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cipher devices or machines have commonly been used to encipher and decipher messages. The first cipher device appears to have been employed by the ancient Greeks around 400 BC for secret communications between military commanders. ... Advances in radio communications and electromechanical technology in the 1920s brought about a revolution in cryptodevices -- the development of the rotor cipher machine. ... Since the early 1970s, cryptologists have adapted major developments in microcircuitry and computer technology to create new, highly sophisticated forms of cryptodevices and cryptosystems .... 1, record 2, English, - cipher%20device
Record 2, Key term(s)
- crypto device
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
- Transmission de données
- Sécurité des TI
- Ensembles électroniques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cryptographe
1, record 2, French, cryptographe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dispositif de cryptographie 2, record 2, French, dispositif%20de%20cryptographie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument, appareil ou machine permettant de procéder aux opérations de chiffrement et de déchiffrement des informations. 1, record 2, French, - cryptographe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cryptographe : s'emploie surtout en parlant d'une machine; le terme désigne aussi la personne chargée des opérations de chiffrement. 3, record 2, French, - cryptographe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Encryption and Decryption
- Data Transmission
- IT Security
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ciphering machine
1, record 3, English, ciphering%20machine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ciphermachine 2, record 3, English, ciphermachine
correct
- cipher machine 3, record 3, English, cipher%20machine
correct
- cryptomachine 2, record 3, English, cryptomachine
correct
- crypto machine 4, record 3, English, crypto%20machine
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to Bengt Beckman the worlds first cryptomachine was swedish... The machine, called in 18th century swedish: "Chiffre-Machinen", consisted of 57 wheels mounted on a common shaft. These wheels were housed in an oblong cylinder. On half of the circumference of each wheel, the normal ordered alphabet was engraved, and on the other half numbers between 0 and 99 were likewise engraved, but in mixed order, with each of the 57 wheels having their own mixed sequence. On one side, along the length of the cylinder, was a slot wide enough to allow one letterposition of all the 57 wheels to be seen, and on the opposite side a similar slot allowed a row of 57 figures to show themselves. 2, record 3, English, - ciphering%20machine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cipher devices and cipher machines ... range in complexity from simple rotating concentric disks ... to large machines and electrically operated cipher teleprinters. 5, record 3, English, - ciphering%20machine
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cipher engine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
- Transmission de données
- Sécurité des TI
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- machine à chiffrer
1, record 3, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cryptographe 1, record 3, French, cryptographe
correct, feminine noun
- machine cryptographique 2, record 3, French, machine%20cryptographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à la cryptographie. 1, record 3, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aujourd'hui, on utilise de plus en plus des machines à chiffrer. Celles-ci utilisent des procédés ou algorithmes de chiffrement d'une grande complexité [...] 1, record 3, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
Record 3, Key term(s)
- appareil cryptographique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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