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* Movie and TV example: ''Film/BobAndCarolAndTedAndAlice''.
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* In most cryptography textbooks, communications are presented as being between Alice and Bob, and must be secured from a third-party interloper named Eve (for Eavesdropper, of course!). If the problem requires the involvement of more than two parties, then Charlie and Donna may be introduced. This is the basis for the ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'' reference. Other character names sometimes used for special purposes include Mallory (a ''mal''icious active adversary, capable of changing the messages sent between Alice and Bob, whereas Eve merely listens), Trent (a mutually ''tr''usted third party, whom Alice and Bob might prevail upon to execute protocols in which they don't trust each other), and Peggy and Victor (the prover and verifier, respectively, in zero-knowledge proofs).
* Game theory books often use an adaptation of Alice and Bob -- "Rose and Colin" (rows and columns on game theory charts), with "Larry", or "layer", thrown in for three person games.
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* In [[http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/ Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese]], a free, online textbook, Alice and Bob are the main characters used in example dialogues and mock conversations, posing as foreign exchange students in Japan.
* In ''Literature/AnotherNote'', the first generation of [[DoomedByCanon would-be successors]] to [[Manga/DeathNote L]] use the {{Code Name}}s (or rather, letters) A and B.
* In ''Literature/AnotherNote'', the first generation of [[DoomedByCanon would-be successors]] to [[Manga/DeathNote L]] use the {{Code Name}}s (or rather, letters) A and B.
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* In [[http://www.''[[http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/ Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese]], a Japanese]]'': A free, online textbook, Alice and Bob are the main characters used in example dialogues and mock conversations, posing as foreign exchange students in Japan.
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* TV and Movie example: ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice''.
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol or Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and over at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob Wikipedia]].
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol or Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and over at [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob Wikipedia]].
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* In ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'', the first generation of [[DoomedByCanon would-be successors]] to [[Manga/DeathNote L]] use the {{Code Name}}s (or rather, letters) A and B.
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* In ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'', ''Literature/AnotherNote'', the first generation of [[DoomedByCanon would-be successors]] to [[Manga/DeathNote L]] use the {{Code Name}}s (or rather, letters) A and B.
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* In most cryptography textbooks, communications are presented as being between Alice and Bob, and must be secured from a third-party interloper named Eve (for Eavesdropper, of course!). If the problem requires the involvement of more than two parties, then Charlie and Donna may be introduced. This is the basis for the Webcomic/{{XKCD}} reference. Other character names sometimes used for special purposes include Mallory (a ''mal''icious active adversary, capable of changing the messages sent between Alice and Bob, whereas Eve merely listens), Trent (a mutually ''tr''usted third party, whom Alice and Bob might prevail upon to execute protocols in which they don't trust each other), and Peggy and Victor (the prover and verifier, respectively, in zero-knowledge proofs).
* Game Theory books often use an adaptation of Alice and Bob in "Rose and Colin" (rows and columns on game theory charts), with "Larry", or "layer" thrown in for three person games.
* In most cryptography textbooks, communications are presented as being between Alice and Bob, and must be secured from a third-party interloper named Eve (for Eavesdropper, of course!). If the problem requires the involvement of more than two parties, then Charlie and Donna may be introduced. This is the basis for the Webcomic/{{XKCD}} reference. Other character names sometimes used for special purposes include Mallory (a ''mal''icious active adversary, capable of changing the messages sent between Alice and Bob, whereas Eve merely listens), Trent (a mutually ''tr''usted third party, whom Alice and Bob might prevail upon to execute protocols in which they don't trust each other), and Peggy and Victor (the prover and verifier, respectively, in zero-knowledge proofs).
* Game Theory books often use an adaptation of Alice and Bob in "Rose and Colin" (rows and columns on game theory charts), with "Larry", or "layer" thrown in for three person games.
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* In most cryptography textbooks, communications are presented as being between Alice and Bob, and must be secured from a third-party interloper named Eve (for Eavesdropper, of course!). If the problem requires the involvement of more than two parties, then Charlie and Donna may be introduced. This is the basis for the
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* In [[http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/ Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese,]] a free, online textbook, Alice and Bob are the main characters used in example dialogues and mock conversations, posing as foreign exchange students in Japan.
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* In [[http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/ Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese,]] Japanese]], a free, online textbook, Alice and Bob are the main characters used in example dialogues and mock conversations, posing as foreign exchange students in Japan.
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* One of the [[VanityPlate logos]] at the end of ''Series/TheBonnieHuntShow'' (2008-2010) is for "Bob & Alice Productions". Bonnie Hunt's parents are named Bob and Alice so it is either just a reference to her parents or both.
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* One of the [[VanityPlate logos]] at the end of ''Series/TheBonnieHuntShow'' (2008-2010) is for "Bob & Alice Productions". Bonnie Hunt's parents are named Bob and Alice Alice, so it is either just a reference to her parents or both.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' does this in a one-way fashion with "Ted TheGenericGuy," who has no consistent personality and shows up whenever a generic extra is needed. [[ButtMonkey Bad things tend to happen to him.]] His official bio notes that there may actually be multiple Teds, but nobody's sure.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' does this in a one-way fashion with "Ted TheGenericGuy," who has no consistent personality and shows up whenever a generic extra is needed. [[ButtMonkey Bad things tend to happen to him.]] His official bio notes that there may actually be multiple Teds, but nobody's sure.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' does this in a one-way fashion with "TedTheGenericGuy," TheGenericGuy", who has no consistent personality and shows up whenever a generic extra is needed. [[ButtMonkey Bad things tend to happen to him.]] His official bio notes that there may actually be multiple Teds, but nobody's sure.
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* [[http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/alice-and-bob The Story of Alice and Bob]] is a humorous after-dinner speech recounting their mythology.
* A collection of [[http://web.archive.org/web/20060619074924/http://rogers.phy.bris.ac.uk/denzil/denweb4.html Alice and Bob jokes.]]
* [[http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/alice-and-bob The Story of Alice and Bob]] is a humorous after-dinner speech recounting their mythology.
* A collection of [[http://web.archive.org/web/20060619074924/http://rogers.phy.bris.ac.uk/denzil/denweb4.html Alice and Bob jokes.]]
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* The ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' version is Urist [=McMadLibs=], with the 'mad libs' part being descriptive, i.e. Urist [=McMiner=], Urist [=McVampire=], Urist [=McTantrumThrower=], Urist [=McUselessNoble=], and so on.
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* The ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' version is Urist [=McMadLibs=], with the 'mad libs' "mad libs" part being descriptive, descriptive; i.e. Urist [=McMiner=], Urist [=McVampire=], Urist [=McTantrumThrower=], Urist [=McUselessNoble=], and so on.
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* Used in a very surreal CyberSpace level in ''VideoGame/WorldOfGoo'' called "Alice and Bob and the Third Party," where you intercept information-goo transmitted from [-[=cosmicGrrrl!=]-] to [-[=LaconicCrusadr13=]-].
* Used as examples for an explanation of [[spoiler: quantum teleportation]] in ''VisualNovel/Remember11''.
* Used as examples for an explanation of [[spoiler: quantum teleportation]] in ''VisualNovel/Remember11''.
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* Used in a very surreal CyberSpace level in ''VideoGame/WorldOfGoo'' ''VideoGame/WorldOfGoo'', called "Alice and Bob and the Third Party," Party", where you intercept information-goo information goo transmitted from [-[=cosmicGrrrl!=]-] to [-[=LaconicCrusadr13=]-].
* Used as examples for an explanation of[[spoiler: quantum [[spoiler:quantum teleportation]] in ''VisualNovel/Remember11''.
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* ''VideoGame/LiterallyEveryFNFModEver'' stars "Bob", a generic BlobMonster[=/=]MechanicalAbomination who is used to demonstrate [[SequentialBoss the]] [[SpamAttack common]] [[DuelsDecideEverything tropes]] [[InterfaceScrew found]] [[NoBudget in]] VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin mods. Downplayed, though, as "Alice" is nowhere to be seen.
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* ''VideoGame/LiterallyEveryFNFModEver'' stars "Bob", a generic BlobMonster[=/=]MechanicalAbomination BlobMonster[=/=]MechanicalAbomination, who is used to demonstrate [[SequentialBoss the]] [[SpamAttack common]] [[DuelsDecideEverything tropes]] [[InterfaceScrew found]] [[NoBudget in]] VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin mods. Downplayed, though, as "Alice" is nowhere to be seen.
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* Alice and Bob really are quantum- a professor at the University of Washington has used two separate remote cameras, named Alice and Bob, to test the theory of non-locality and its potential for time travel, by attempting to receive a message before it's sent. The experiment hasn't yielded results so far, but it's telling.
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* Alice and Bob really are quantum- a quantum--a professor at the University of Washington has used two separate remote cameras, named Alice and Bob, to test the theory of non-locality and its potential for time travel, by attempting to receive a message before it's sent. The experiment hasn't yielded results so far, but it's telling.
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When the interaction between two hypothetical characters is needed to explain or describe a trope, they are nearly always called Alice and Bob. Alice and Bob -- A and B. This duo originally started out as a standardized way to explain cryptography. Over time, the duo has been adopted in explanations of mathematics, physics, quantum effects, and other arcane places, but has also been seen in fiction.[[note]]They are also found in a surprising number of trope definitions. [[ExampleAsAThesis We're trying to get them cleaned out]]. Feel free to pitch in. This may be a doomed effort since many invocations are potholed to this page.[[/note]]
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When the interaction between two hypothetical characters is needed to explain or describe a trope, they are nearly always called Alice and Bob. Alice and Bob -- A and B. This duo originally started out as a standardized way to explain cryptography. Over time, the duo has been adopted in explanations of mathematics, physics, quantum effects, and other arcane places, but has also been seen in fiction.[[note]]They are also found in a surprising number of trope definitions. [[ExampleAsAThesis [[Administrivia/ExampleAsAThesis We're trying to get them cleaned out]]. Feel free to pitch in. This may be a doomed effort since many invocations are potholed to this page.[[/note]]
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol or Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob that other wiki.]]
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol or Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and over at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob that other wiki.]]
Wikipedia]].
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol and or Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob that other wiki.]]
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*''VideoGame/Tekken6'' has Robert Richards, nicknamed "Bob", and Alisa Bosconivitch, with "Alisa" being the Russian equivalent of "Alice".
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When the interaction between two hypothetical characters is needed to explain or describe some system, they are nearly always called Alice and Bob. Alice and Bob -- A and B. This duo originally started out as a standardized way to explain cryptography. Over time, the duo has been adopted in explanations of mathematics, physics, quantum effects, and other arcane places, but has also been seen in fiction.[[note]]They are also found in a surprising number of trope definitions. [[ExampleAsAThesis We're trying to get them cleaned out]]. Feel free to pitch in. This may be a doomed effort since many invocations are potholed to this page.[[/note]]
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When the interaction between two hypothetical characters is needed to explain or describe some system, a trope, they are nearly always called Alice and Bob. Alice and Bob -- A and B. This duo originally started out as a standardized way to explain cryptography. Over time, the duo has been adopted in explanations of mathematics, physics, quantum effects, and other arcane places, but has also been seen in fiction.[[note]]They are also found in a surprising number of trope definitions. [[ExampleAsAThesis We're trying to get them cleaned out]]. Feel free to pitch in. This may be a doomed effort since many invocations are potholed to this page.[[/note]]
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* ''VideoGame/LiterallyEveryFNFModEver'' stars "Bob", a generic BlobMonster/MechanicalAbomination who is used to demonstrate the common tropes found in VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin mods. Downplayed, though, as "Alice" is nowhere to be seen.
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* ''VideoGame/LiterallyEveryFNFModEver'' stars "Bob", a generic BlobMonster/MechanicalAbomination who is used to demonstrate the common tropes found in VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin mods. Downplayed, though, as "Alice" is nowhere to be seen.
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol and Charlie. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob that other wiki.]]
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Where more than two characters are needed, other names are used, such as Carol and Charlie. If the two characters are the same gender, one of their names will be changed to reflect this, such as Alice changing to Alan or Bob changing to Betty. Some names have acquired standard meanings, such as Eve the Eavesdropper. Lists of these can be found in Bruce Schneier's book Applied Cryptography, and at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob that other wiki.]]