Examples of codebook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cracking the code Settings that programmed the rotors to substitute new letters changed every 24 hours; each unit had a codebook of daily settings, issued in advance. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2020 The error involved the NKVD’s codebooks, known as one-time pads, which used random numbers to scramble letters, words and phrases. — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2018 White privilege is like an invisible weightless backpack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and blank checks. — Michael Harriot, The Root, 7 June 2018 Another interesting featurette documents the creation of the pirate codebook, a ridiculously detailed (and extremely heavy) prop. — Lewis Wallace, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2007

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