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Historical Examples

The same with cryptography, which we've both run up against, no doubt, in course of business.

They are much more difficult to decipher than was the cryptography left by the pirate Kidd.

He is the author of a work on cryptography, I believe, though I am ashamed to say I haven't yet read it.

In cryptography it's a number, or letter, thrown in for the sake of appearance, or to confuse.

In this work the different methods of cryptography are classified.

I am not altogether ignorant of cryptography; it was Trevisa's favorite pursuit when we were at college.

If they retained the name of some god or hero of mythology, the only way they dared to write it was by cryptography.

cryptography, krip-togra-fi, n. the art of secret writing: the character or cipher so used.

British Dictionary definitions for cryptography Expand

the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis

Derived Forms

cryptographer, cryptographist, cryptologist, nouncryptographic (krptrfk), cryptographical, adjectivecryptographically, adverb

Word Origin and History for cryptography Expand

1650s, from French cryptographie or directly from Modern Latin cryptographia, from Greek kryptos "hidden" (see crypt) + -graphy. Related: Cryptograph; cryptographer.

cryptography in Culture Expand

The science of coding and decoding messages so as to keep these messages secure. Coding (see encryption) takes place using a key that ideally is known only by the sender and intended recipient of the message.

cryptography in Technology Expand

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