secret · enigma · cryptography · hacker · password · decipher · unlock · mystery · algorithm · key · intelligence · spy · codebreaker · Turing · intercept · hidden · message · riddle
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Related — crack (Narrow break or attempt); cipher (Hidden writing system); decrypt (Reverse encoding process); puzzle · solve · secret · enigma · cryptography · hacker · password · decipher · unlock · mystery
cryptographic success vs failurebreak the code ≠ give up Stop attempting something; hit a wall
encryption vs decryptionbreak the code ≠ encode Convert to cipher; encrypt · encipher · scramble · obscure
rule adherencebreak the code ≠ toe the line Adhere to standards; play by the rules
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