CRYPTOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cryptology mean? 

• CRYPTOLOGY (noun)
  The noun CRYPTOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

  Familiarity information: CRYPTOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRYPTOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

cryptanalysis; cryptanalytics; cryptography; cryptology

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)