Banburismus

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noun

A cryptologic process using an early form of Bayesian networks to infer information about the settings of the Enigma machine.

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Meanings

nounBanburismus (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA cryptologic process using an early form of Bayesian networks to infer information about the settings of the Enigma machine.

Origin

From Banbury, a type of codebreaking sheet named for being printed in the town of that name, + German -ismus (“-ism”); coined by Alan Turing, who invented the process in 1940.

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APA

Banburismus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banburismus

MLA

“Banburismus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banburismus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banburismus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banburismus.

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