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.

Famous military and espionage code names

• Operation Barbarossa
• Operation Overlord
• Manhattan Project (with Trinity, Little Boy, and Fat Man)
• MKULTRA
• TUBE ALLOYS