Meanings
nounBazeries cylinder (plural Bazeries cylinders)
plural Bazeries cylinders
- historicalcomputingA cryptographic device similar to the Jefferson disks.
Origin
Invented independently in 1891 by Etienne Bazeries.
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Bazeries cylinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bazeries%20cylinder
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