What does W7 in 'W7 stream cipher' stand for?

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The W7 stream cipher, also known as a key stream generator, is named for its association with Wave7 Optics Inc., where its primary authors, Thomas and Anthony, conducted their research. The "W" likely represents "wave," while the "7" refers to its bit length of 2^7=128. This cipher is discussed in detail in the original paper available at the IETF link provided. The W7 cipher appears to be a legacy technology in the field of cryptography.

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The W7 is a stream cipher or a key stream generator. What does W7 stand for?
 
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Fiona Rozario said:
The W7 is a stream cipher or a key stream generator. What does W7 stand for?
Here's the original paper:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-thomas-w7cipher-01

So maybe it is W for wave and 7 for its bit length ##2^7=128##. But more likely is, that it is due to the fact that two main authors (Thomas and Anthony) did their research under Wave7 Optics Inc. (cp. http://www.manta.com/c/mbyckx0/wave7-optics-inc and http://www.techonline.com/directory/wave7-optics). Maybe both sevens are of the same origin though. However, it looks a bit like a thing of the past.
 
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