CRYPTOLOGY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

Synonyms:

cryptanalysis; cryptanalytics; cryptography; cryptology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cryptology" is a kind of...):

science; scientific discipline (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)

Derivation:

cryptologic; cryptological (of or relating to cryptanalysis)

cryptologist (decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms)