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In [[cryptography]], the '''Polybius square''', also known as the Polybius checkerboard, is a device invented by the Ancient Greek historian and scholar [[Polybius]], for fractionating [[plaintext]] characters so that they can be represented by a smaller set of [[symbols]].

== Description ==

The original square used the [[Greek alphabet]], but can be used with any [[alphabet]].

== See also ==

* [[Cryptography]]
* [[Fryctoria]]
* [[Plaintext]]
* [[Polybius]]
* [[Punnett square]]
* [[Straddling checkerboard]]
* [[Symbol]]
* [[Tap code]]
* [[Topics in cryptography]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_square Polybius square] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Cryptography]]
[[Category:Writing systems]]

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