cryptanalysis
[ krip-tuh-nal-uh-sis ]
noun
the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
the science or study of such procedures.: Compare cryptography (def. 1).
Origin of cryptanalysis
1An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; crypt(ogram) + analysis
Other words from cryptanalysis
- crypt·an·a·lyt·ic [krip-tan-l-it-ik], /ˌkrɪp tæn lˈɪt ɪk/, adjective
- crypt·an·a·lyt·i·cal·ly, adverb
- crypt·an·a·lyst [krip-tan-l-ist], /krɪpˈtæn l ɪst/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cryptanalysis
cryptanalysis
/ (ˌkrɪptəˈnælɪsɪs) /
noun
the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
Origin of cryptanalysis
1C20: from cryptograph + analysis
Derived forms of cryptanalysis
- cryptanalytic (ˌkrɪptænəˈlɪtɪk), adjective
- cryptanalyst, noun
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