Noun: cryptography krip'tóg-ru-fee
- The science of analysing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
"Her expertise in cryptography was crucial in breaking enemy codes during the war";
- cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology
- Act of writing in code or cipher
"The spies used cryptography to transmit secret messages";
- coding, secret writing, steganography
Derived forms: cryptographies
Type of: science, scientific discipline, writing
Encyclopedia: Cryptography