Mallet

== English == === Etymology 1 === Derived from the name of the inventor, Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmæleɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ, -æleɪ ==== Noun ==== Mallet (plural Mallets) A type of articulated locomotive having two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck. ==== Further reading ==== Mallet locomotive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Cryptographic scenarios use archetypal characters with standard names chosen to remember their role: Mallet was derived from "malicious" and "man-in-the-middle attack", as well as the tool mallet. ==== Proper noun ==== Mallet (cryptography) The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob. Synonym: Mallory ==== Further reading ==== Alice and Bob on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === See also === Curry Mallet Shepton Mallet === Anagrams === metall.