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Bletchley Park

British  
/ ˈblɛtʃlɪ /

noun

  1. the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Turing, considered by many as the father of modern computing, played a key role in WW2 in helping to break the German Enigma codes at Bletchley Park.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

Two weeks later she received a letter telling her to attend Bletchley Park despite having little idea what she would be doing there.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

She said she never heard the air raid siren go off at Bletchley Park which contrasted with her time in Wales.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

"It was a thundering good job. A bit like the people working at Bletchley Park on Enigma. We were doing something important, something that mattered."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Bletchley Park, the U.K.’s secret code-breaking center, was staffed with hundreds of mathematicians, linguists, and professors, and it had dedicated units that could solve Abwehr Enigma with pencil and paper alone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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