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Definition of Cryptography
1. Noun. The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
Exact synonyms: Cryptanalysis, Cryptanalytics, Cryptology
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Derivative terms: Cryptanalytic, Cryptographer, Cryptographical, Cryptologic, Cryptological, Cryptologist
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Derivative terms: Cryptanalytic, Cryptographer, Cryptographical, Cryptologic, Cryptological, Cryptologist
2. Noun. Act of writing in code or cipher.
Exact synonyms: Coding, Secret Writing, Steganography
Generic synonyms: Committal To Writing, Writing
Specialized synonyms: Encoding, Encryption, Recoding, Decipherment, Decoding, Decryption
Derivative terms: Code, Cryptographer, Cryptographical
Generic synonyms: Committal To Writing, Writing
Specialized synonyms: Encoding, Encryption, Recoding, Decipherment, Decoding, Decryption
Derivative terms: Code, Cryptographer, Cryptographical
Definition of Cryptography
1. n. The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.
Definition of Cryptography
1. Noun. The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers. ¹
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Definition of Cryptography
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