Anagrammatic dispersion

Anagrammatic Dispersion is a form of transpositional cryptography in which a name or word, frequently of central importance to a particular text, is omitted in its literal form, being encrypted instead through the expression of another word or phrase chosen to include the letters needed to spell out the missing name. The formative process is tantamount to dismembering the name, then selecting another word to be the vessel or container for preserving its sundered parts in disguise.
When it comes to decryption, in the general case the theoretically large number of possible reconstructions prevents straightforward recovery of a name dispersed in this way. The technique is therefore confined in practice to use with a limited repertoire of names or key words already familiar to the writer, and subsequently taught to attentive readers.
The writer may strive to assist the reader in deducing what names to watch out for. In one approach, the encryption may be weakened by repetition, stringing together several words each of which harbours the same hidden name. It is then straightforward for the reader to extract the common denominator. Disclosure may be further assisted by hints and riddles included in the narrative.

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