| Title | cryptography |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cryp·tog·ra·phy ETYMOLOGY New Latin cryptographia, from crypt- + -graphia -graphy DATE 1658 1. secret writing 2. the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher; also : the computerized encoding and decoding of information 3. cryptanalysis English Etymology cryptography 1650s, from Mod.L. cryptographia, from Gk. kryptos "hidden" + graphia "writing." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cryptography crypt·og·raphy / krip5tC^rEfi; NAmE -5B:^- / noun[U] the art of writing or solving codes 密码学；密码术 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cryp·tog·ra·phy \-fē, -fi\ noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin cryptographia, from crypt- + -graphia -graphy 1. : secret writing : cryptic symbolization 2. a. : the art or practice of preparing or reading messages in a form intended to prevent their being read by those not privy to secrets of the form; also : the science of devising methods and means for this — compare cipher 2, code 3 b. : cryptanalysis |
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