cryptology
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Origin of cryptology
From the New Latin word cryptologia, dating back to 1635–45. See crypto-, -logy
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Cryptology is code breaking; sigint is signals intelligence, like intercepting and interpreting phone calls and other communications; humint is human intelligence, the art of persuading people, against their instincts, to provide information.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2019
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