Code name

A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Codenames are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They are also used in business, for example as the names of confidential projects.

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There is a common but not universal convention of writing codenames in upper case.

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In the Second World War, there was a series of code names common to the Allies referring to nations, cities, geographical features, military units, military operations, diplomatic meetings, places, and individual persons. Those for geographic features were randomly selected from a list, while many of the others had clever meanings. Those for the major conference meetings had a name referring to the number of the meeting. The code name of the sixth meeting was "SEXTANT". The ruler of the Soviet Union, who had given himself the name "Stalin", meaning "man of steel", was given the code name "GLYPTIC", meaning "an image carved out of stone".

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Allies: When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II....

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