noun Etymology: New Latin cryptographia, from crypt- + -graphia -graphy Date: 1658 secret writing, the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher, cryptanalysis
CRYPTOGRAPHY
Meaning of CRYPTOGRAPHY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012