Found 2 items, similar to cryptography.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cryptography cryptography n 1: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology] 2: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: coding, secret writing ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cryptography Cryptography \Cryp*tog"ra*phy\ (-f?), n. [Cf. F. cryptographie.] 1. The act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. the science which studies methods for encoding messages so that they can be read only by a person who knows the secret information required for decoding, called the key; it includes cryptanalysis, the science of decoding encrypted messages without possessing the proper key. [PJC]