CRYPTOGRAPHY


Meaning of CRYPTOGRAPHY in English

-fē, -fi noun

( -es )

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

1. : secret writing : cryptic symbolization

2.

a. : the art or practice of preparing or reading messages in a form intended to prevent their being read by those not privy to secrets of the form ; also : the science of devising methods and means for this — compare cipher 2, code 3

b. : cryptanalysis

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