2 May
2012
2 May
'12
1 a.m.
On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 12:20:25AM -0700, David Griffith wrote:
Because English words can be mangled quite a bit and
the original
meaning can still be understood, I wonder now and then if this fact
was exploited in the realm of cryptography.
It is used in the military to confuse the enemy. Lables and signs in the
swedish army is often shortened in a way that is clear to a swede in the
given context.
E.g.
ksp = kulsprutepistol (machine gun)
strv = stridsvagn (tank)
StriBy = Strid i Bebyggelse (urban combat)
And my favourite:
Grdman = Grodman (scuba diver)
There, I hope I haven't broken any laws :)
Cheers,
Pontus.