Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A switchboard in which the connections are made by means of brass or other conducting plugs.
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- noun An array of
jacks orhubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to completeelectrical circuits .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
Etymologies
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Examples
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Have they ever seen a plugboard or spliced paper-tape?
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The large number of possibilities for setting the rotors (and a plugboard that could swap letters) made for an astronomical number of possible configurations, each producing a different cipher.
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Connect Y to H, J to R, and F to B on the plugboard.
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Insert the rotors, and set them and the plugboard according to today's key.
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The machine had some other features to increase the complexity: There was a plugboard to further scramble the letters, and the machine came equipped with half a dozen or so rotors, of which 3 (later 4) were inserted at any one time.
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For others to break (decrypt) the code, they had to figure out how the Enigma functioned, the wiring of its rotors and its daily settings (both rotors and plugboard).
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For others to break (decrypt) the code, they had to figure out how the Enigma functioned, the wiring of its rotors and its daily settings (both rotors and plugboard).
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The large number of possibilities for setting the rotors (and a plugboard that could swap letters) made for an astronomical number of possible configurations, each producing a different cipher.
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For others to break (decrypt) the code, they had to figure out how the Enigma functioned, the wiring of its rotors and its daily settings (both rotors and plugboard).
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