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noun
Any predictable facet of the Enigma Machine cipher due to operator error or laziness, whose existence helped the Allies to break the code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Uncertain; possibly a pun on silly and the letters CIL used as a cryptographic key.
