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ILLEGIBLE WRITING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Encryption and Decryption
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scytale
1, record 1, English, scytale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of secret writing... consisting in writing the message on a strip of parchment wound spirally round a cylindrical or tapering staff, so that it became illegible when the parchment was unrolled, and could be read only by the use of a staff of precisely the right form and size. 2, record 1, English, - scytale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scytale
1, record 1, French, scytale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bâton de Plutarque 2, record 1, French, b%C3%A2ton%20de%20Plutarque
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif de cryptographie militaire fonctionnant selon le principe de transposition et consistant en un ruban de parchemin enroulé en spires jointives autour d'un bâton. 3, record 1, French, - scytale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Après avoir enroulé [le parchemin sur le bâton], le message était écrit en plaçant une lettre sur chaque circonvolution. Pour le déchiffrer, le destinataire devait posséder un bâton d'un diamètre identique à celui utilisé pour l'encodage. Il lui suffisait alors d'enrouler [le parchemin] autour de ce bâton pour obtenir le message en clair. 2, record 1, French, - scytale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- illegible writing 1, record 2, English, illegible%20writing
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écriture indéchiffrable
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9criture%20ind%C3%A9chiffrable
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- écriture illisible 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9criture%20illisible
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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