Code Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Code Information and Meaning

cryptanalysis

1. the procedures and methods used in translating or interpreting codes and ciphers.

2. the science or study of such procedures. Also cryptanalytics. —cryptanalyst, n. —cryptanalytic, cryptanalytical, adj.

cryptogram

a message or writing in code or cipher. Also cryptograph. —cryptogrammic, adj.

cryptography, cryptology

1. the science or study of secret writing, especially codes and ciphers.

2. the procedures and methods of making and using codes and ciphers. —cryptographer, cryptographist, n. —cryptographic, adj.