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  2. D-Day Daily Telegraph crossword security alarm - Wikipedia

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    On 18 August 1942, a day before the Dieppe raid, 'Dieppe' appeared as an answer in The Daily Telegraph crossword (set on 17 August 1942) (clued "French port"), causing a security alarm.

  3. Code word - Wikipedia

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    Code word may refer to: Code word (communication), an element of a standardized code or protocol. Code word (figure of speech), designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to others. Procedure word, in voice communication.

  4. NATO phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Roman alphabet. Technically a radiotelephonic spelling alphabet, it goes by various names, including NATO spelling ...

  5. Code word (communication) - Wikipedia

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    In communication, a code word is an element of a standardized code or protocol. Each code word is assembled in accordance with the specific rules of the code and assigned a unique meaning. Code words are typically used for reasons of reliability, clarity, brevity, or secrecy.

  6. Move over New York Times, now LinkedIn is adding brain ... - AOL

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    The third is a trivia game called “Crossclimb,” which LinkedIn describes as a “combination of a crossword and a word ladder,” where players use your own trivia prowess and word library to ...

  7. Code word (figure of speech) - Wikipedia

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    A code word is a word or a phrase designed to convey a predetermined meaning to an audience who know the phrase, while remaining inconspicuous to the uninitiated.

  8. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  9. In the debut episode of “Distractible,” the guys discuss all things hair-related — including talking about the dangers of hair removal and imagining a sci-fi world in which an elite class ...

  10. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations ...

  11. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces. The codes' procedure words, a type of voice procedure, are designed to convey complex information with a few words.