Historical Examples <\/p>\n
The same with cryptography, which we've both run up against, no doubt, in course of business. <\/p>\n
They are much more difficult to decipher than was the cryptography left by the pirate Kidd. <\/p>\n
He is the author of a work on cryptography, I believe, though I am ashamed to say I haven't yet read it. <\/p>\n
In cryptography it's a number, or letter, thrown in for the sake of appearance, or to confuse. <\/p>\n
In this work the different methods of cryptography are classified. <\/p>\n
I am not altogether ignorant of cryptography; it was Trevisa's favorite pursuit when we were at college. <\/p>\n
If they retained the name of some god or hero of mythology, the only way they dared to write it was by cryptography. <\/p>\n
cryptography, krip-togra-fi, n. the art of secret writing: the character or cipher so used. <\/p>\n
British Dictionary definitions for cryptography Expand <\/p>\n
the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis <\/p>\n
Derived Forms <\/p>\n
cryptographer, cryptographist, cryptologist, nouncryptographic (krptrfk), cryptographical, adjectivecryptographically, adverb <\/p>\n
Word Origin and History for cryptography Expand <\/p>\n
1650s, from French cryptographie or directly from Modern Latin cryptographia, from Greek kryptos \"hidden\" (see crypt) + -graphy. Related: Cryptograph; cryptographer. <\/p>\n
cryptography in Culture Expand <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
cryptography in Technology Expand <\/p>\n
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