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cryptanalysis

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(kript′ə nal′ə sis)

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noun

the act or science of deciphering a code or coded message without a prior knowledge of the key

Origin: crypt(ogram) + analysis

Related Forms:

cryptanalyst noun
cryptanalytic adjective

See cryptanalysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

crypt·a·nal·y·sis

noun

The analysis and deciphering of cryptographic writings or systems.
also crypt·an·a·lyt·ics (krĭpˌtăn-ə-lĭtˈĭks) (used with a sing. verb) The study of techniques for deciphering cryptographic writings or systems.

Origin: crypt(ogram) + analysis.

Related Forms:

cryptanalyst crypt·anˈa·lyst (krĭp-tănˈə-lĭst) noun

cryptanalytic crypt·anˌa·lytˈic (-lĭtˈĭk) adjective

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