codebook
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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, "Chance Encounters," 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, "A Thank-You Letter to Kim Kardashian for Proving White Privilege Is Real," 7 June 2018 Another interesting featurette documents the creation of the pirate codebook, a ridiculously detailed (and extremely heavy) prop. — Lewis Wallace, WIRED, "Pirates‘ Massive Maelstrom Makes the DVD," 4 Dec. 2007These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'codebook.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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