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  2. Language game - Wikipedia

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    A language game (also called a cant, secret language, ludling, or argot) is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to an untrained listener. Language games are used primarily by groups attempting to conceal their conversations from others. Some common examples are Pig Latin; the Gibberish family, prevalent in the ...

  3. Magic word - Wikipedia

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    Magic word. Magic words are phrases used in fantasy fiction or by stage magicians. Frequently such words are presented as being part of a divine, adamic, or other secret or empowered language. Certain comic book heroes use magic words to activate their powers. Magic words are also used as Easter eggs or cheats in computer games, other software ...

  4. Western esotericism - Wikipedia

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    Western esotericism. Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, [ 1] is a term scholars use to classify a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas and currents are united since they are largely distinct both from orthodox ...

  5. List of conspiracy theories - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable conspiracy theories.Many conspiracy theories relate to supposed clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. [3] They usually deny consensus opinion and cannot be proven using historical or scientific methods, and are not to be confused with research concerning verified conspiracies, such as Germany's pretense for invading Poland in World War II.

  6. List of constructed languages - Wikipedia

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    Based on pitch levels sounded with their solfege syllables (a "musical language") although no knowledge of music is required to learn it. Communicationssprache. 1839. Joseph Schipfer. Based on French. Universalglot. 1868. Jean Pirro. An early a posteriori language, predating even Volapük.

  7. List of computing mascots - Wikipedia

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    The hummingbird represents that Dart is a fast language. [18] DotNet Bot [b].NET free and open source software framework: A purple robot, waving [19] Duke: Java, a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment: A stylized, unspecified creature [20] [1] D-Man: D, is a multi-paradigm system ...

  8. Thieves' cant - Wikipedia

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    Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) [ 1] is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing ...

  9. Secret Service code name - Wikipedia

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    The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [ 1] The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when sensitive electronic communications were not routinely encrypted; today, the names simply serve for purposes of brevity, clarity ...