enigma machine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A small portable electro-mechanical rotor machine used to [[encrypt]] and [[decrypt]] secret messages, made famous by Germany in [[WWII]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Something which decrypts or makes understandable something enigmatic.

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