'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