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mallet

n.
US //ˈmæɫɪt// UK //mˈælɪt// mal·let
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Derived from the name of the inventor, Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet.

Etymology 2

Cryptographic scenarios use archetypal characters with standard names chosen to remember their role: Mallet was derived from "malicious" and "man-in-the-middle attack", as well as the tool mallet.

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