Morse Code
Morse code is a system of communication that uses two different signal durations, called dots and dashes, to encode text characters. It was invented by Samuel F.B. Morse in the 1830s and became widely used for telegraphy, the transmission of messages over long distances by electric wires. Morse code can also be transmitted by other means, such as light, sound or radio waves. Morse code is still used today by amateur radio operators, pilots, sailors and some military forces.
"SOS" is an international distress signal, these three letters are not the abbreviation of any word, just because its code "...---..." (three dots, three long, three dots) is the easiest to send out and identify in telegrams code.
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A1Z26 Cipher
A1Z26 Cipher, is a simple substitution cipher that replaces each letter of the alphabet with its corresponding numerical position in the alphabet.
ADFGVX Cipher
ADFGVX Cipher is a transposition and substitution cipher used during World War I by the German Army. The name "ADFGVX" comes from the six possible letters used in the cipher: A, D, F, G, V, and X.
ADFGX Cipher
The ADFGX Cipher is a fractionating transposition cipher which combined a modified Polybius square with a single columnar transposition. It is closely related to the ADFGVX Cipher.
Affine Cipher
Affine Cipher is a type of monoalphabetic substitution cipher. It encrypts a text using an affine function (f(x) = ax + b).