CRYPTOGRAPHY


Meaning of CRYPTOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krip-ˈtä-grə-fē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin cryptographia, from crypt- + -graphia -graphy

Date: 1658

1. : secret writing

2. : the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher ; also : the computerized encoding and decoding of information

3. : cryptanalysis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.