telecipher

telecipher

English

Etymology

tele- +‎ cipher

Noun

telecipher (plural teleciphers)

1. (rare) A cipher machine that works in conjunction with a teletypewriter.
   • 1983, James Bamford, The puzzle palace: a report on America's most secret agency

     The reason was a cipher machine known as the telecipher.

   • 1993, Lauren S. Bahr, Bernard Johnston (M.A.), Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index: Volume 7

     In addition to the Enigma ciphers, a number of other telecipher machines were used for high-level communication.

   • 2007, Karl de Leeuw, J. A. Bergstra, The history of information security: a comprehensive handbook (page 14)

     Initially, the attention was focused on the development of a telecipher machine in collaboration with Gretener.