cryptography
n.
writing or deciphering of secret codes
Cryptography
cryptography
Noun
1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
(synonym) cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology
(hypernym) science, scientific discipline
2. act of writing in code or cipher
(synonym) coding, secret writing
(hypernym) writing, committal to writing
(hyponym) encoding, encryption
Cryptography
(n.)
The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
cryptography
1. [The] principles, means, and methods for rendering plain
information unintelligible and for restoring encrypted information to intelligible form. [
NIS] 2. The branch of
cryptology that treats of the principles, means, and methods of designing and using cryptosystems.