cryptography
Plural: cryptographies
Noun
- the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
- act of writing in code or cipher
- The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
Origin / Etymology
From crypto- + -graphy.
Synonyms
coding, cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology, secret writing, steganography
Scrabble Score: 28
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cryptography: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 29
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