'cryptanalysis' definitions:
Definition of 'cryptanalysis'
From: WordNet
noun
The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology]
Definition of 'cryptanalysis'
From: GCIDE
- cryptanalysis \crypt"a*nal"y*sis\, n.
- 1. the science which studies methods to discovering the secret meaning of encrypted messages for which one does not possess the secret decoding information (called the key). [PJC]
- 2. the methods and procedures used to discover the secret meaning hidden in encrypted messages. [PJC] Cryptic