CRYPTOGRAPHY

cryptography, coding, secret writing, steganography

(noun) act of writing in code or cipher

cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology

(noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

cryptography (usually uncountable, plural cryptographies)

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

Usage notes

• Subfields include encoding, decoding, cryptanalysis, codes, ciphers, etc.

• In many languages, though less so in English, cognates to "cryptology" are also used with the meaning given above, and even preferred.

• Related to cryptography but distinct, steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no-one apart from the sender and intended recipient even realizes there is a hidden message.

Source: Wiktionary

Cryp*tog"ra*phy (-f), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cryptographie.]

Definition: The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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