Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
The extraction of cryptographic secrets by coercion or torture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, uncountable
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Referring to the use of a rubber hose as a weapon to beat somebody with.
