1993-12-11 - “Cipher”

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From: Arthur Chandler <arthurc@crl.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-12-11 23:37:06 UTC
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From: Arthur Chandler <arthurc@crl.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 93 15:37:06 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: "Cipher"
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  Neil Postman, in his *Technopoly*, asserts that the word "cipher" derives 
ultimately from the Hindu word for void, and therefore "suggests the idea 
of nothingness." (p 128) Does anyone else have info on the origin of this 
word? Is Postman correct?






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