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cryptography
(krip tä′grə fē)
noun
- the art of writing or deciphering messages in code
- the system used in a code or cipher
Origin: crypto- + -graphy
Related Forms:
- cryptographer noun or cryptographist
- cryptographic adjective
- cryptographically adverb
See cryptography in American Heritage Dictionary 4
cryp·tog·ra·phy
noun- The process or skill of communicating in or deciphering secret writings or ciphers.
- Secret writing.
Related Forms:
- cryptographic crypˌto·graphˈic (-tə-grăfˈĭk) adjective
- cryptographically crypˌto·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb
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