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nouncodebreaking (uncountable)
- uncountableThe decipherment of a code.
Most museums are built from the urge to broadcast the past loud and clear, but most museums do not receive money from the National Security Agency, the arm of the intelligence network devoted to codemaking and codebreaking.
2008 March 12, Peter Wayner, “Psst! Follow Me and I’ll Show You the Exhibition”, in New York TimesSynonyms: decryption
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nounThe decipherment of a code.
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codebreaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codebreaking
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