Playfair (English, noun)
expansion: Playfair (countable and uncountable, plural Playfairs)
Senses:
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Ellipsis of Playfair cipher.
tags: abbreviation
alt-of
countable
ellipsis
uncountable
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: an encryption using the Playfair cipher
tags: countable
uncountable
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A form of crossword in which some words must be encrypted with a Playfair cipher before being inserted into the grid, and solvers must deduce the codeword and the encrypted clues.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: Playfairs
tags: plural