Primary definition
List of individual letters, combination of letters, or syllables, with their equivalent code groups, used for spelling out words or proper names not present in the vocabulary of a code. A syllabary may also be a spelling table.
Also known asC.F.D. · CFD · syllabary · spelling table · code syllabary
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— Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source
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List of individual letters, combination of letters, or syllables, with their equivalent code groups, used for spelling out words or proper names not present in the vocabulary of a code. A syllabary may also be a spelling table.
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Syllabary (c.f.d.). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/syllabary-c-f-d
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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