cryptology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cryptology
    n 1: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers
         and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalysis}, {cryptanalytics},
         {cryptography}, {cryptology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cryptology \Cryp*tol"o*gy\ (kr?p-t?l"?-j?), n. [Gr. krypto`s
   hidden + -logy.]
   Secret or enigmatical language. --Johnson.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

cryptology

   The study of {cryptography} and {cryptanalysis}.

   (1994-12-06)

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