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cryptography

/kɹɪpˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cryptography at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
  2. Act of writing in code or cipher.

Origin

From crypto- + -graphy.

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