Synonyms for cryptography

Grammar : Noun

Spell : krip-tog-ruh-fee

Phonetic Transcription : krɪpˈtɒg rə fi

Définition of cryptography

Origin : 1650s, from French cryptographie or directly from Modern Latin cryptographia, from Greek kryptos "hidden" (see crypt) + -graphy. Related: Cryptograph; cryptographer.

As in Morse code : noun signaling code

Example sentences :

In cryptography it's a number, or letter, thrown in for the sake of appearance, or to confuse.
Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine

In this work the different methods of cryptography are classified.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various

Cryptography, krip-tog′ra-fi, n. the art of secret writing: the character or cipher so used.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

He is the author of a work on cryptography, I believe, though I am ashamed to say I haven't yet read it.
Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling

I am not altogether ignorant of cryptography; it was Trevisa's favorite pursuit when we were at college.
Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling

The same with cryptography, which we've both run up against, no doubt, in course of business.
Extract from : « The Red Redmaynes » by Eden Phillpotts

If they retained the name of some god or hero of mythology, the only way they dared to write it was by cryptography.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

They are much more difficult to decipher than was the cryptography left by the pirate Kidd.
Extract from : « The Jenolan Caves » by Samuel Cook

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