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Jan 2024
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Déchiffrement (Code-breaking)

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Une agence de renseignement a publié des images inédites de Colossus, l'ordinateur de déchiffrement secret du Royaume-Uni reconnu pour avoir aidé les Alliés à remporter la Seconde Guerre mondiale.


Traduction :

An intelligence agency has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK's secret code-breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.


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