cryptology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
crypto- + -logy, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɹɪpˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun[edit]
cryptology (usually uncountable, plural cryptologies)
- The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.
- The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
- Secret or enigmatical language.
- 1991, English Studies:
- But the question of speech-play causes confusion to the slang researcher because this subject borders on family slang, private lingo, secret language, cryptologies, disguised language of children and grown-ups
Usage notes[edit]
An umbrella term for cryptography and cryptanalysis.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
study
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practice
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See also[edit]
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