Enigma machine en · NOUN
Meanings
- (historical) A small portable electro-mechanical rotor machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages, made famous by Germany in WWII.
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(figuratively) Something which decrypts or makes understandable something enigmatic.
No one needed an Enigma machine to figure out why Jimmy Carter was recalling his days aboard a nuclear submarine.
2004, New Yorker, 9 - 16 August 2004, page 37
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enigma machines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |