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Definition of Cryptography
1. Noun. The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline
Derivative terms: Cryptanalytic, Cryptographer, Cryptographical, Cryptologic, Cryptological, Cryptologist
2. Noun. Act of writing in code or cipher.
Generic synonyms: Committal To Writing, Writing
Specialized synonyms: Encoding, Encryption, Recoding, Decipherment, Decoding, Decryption
Derivative terms: Code, Cryptographer, Cryptographical
Definition of Cryptography
1. n. The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.
Definition of Cryptography
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cryptography
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptography
Literary usage of Cryptography
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1995)
"Public key cryptography is particularly useful when the parties wishing to ...
19.1.3 Hybrid Cryptographic Systems Public and secret key cryptography have ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"Lord Bacon, who esteemed cryptography one of the most useful arts of his time,
... The use of cryptography for purposes of state in England ended, ..."
3. Daniel Defoe: His Life and Recently Discovered Writings: Extending from 1716 by Lee, William, Daniel Defoe (1869)
"On Cryptography. MJ, Aug. 17.—Since my first giving the Publick a Letter in
Cyphers, which I explain'd, I have receiv'd several others to the same Effect; ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the Middle Ages various secret codes were used for writing (cryptography).
These mostly consisted in suppressing vowels and supplying then- places with ..."
5. On the Cards: Privacy, Identity and Trust in the Age of Smart Technologies by Perri 6, Ivan Briscoe (1996)
"Regulation of cryptography As we have seen, data on smart cards can be encrypted,
or .2 encoded for security. In principle, one might think, ..."
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