Codebreaking

Origin

code + breaking

Full definition of codebreaking

Noun

1. The decipherment of a code.
• 2008, March 12, Peter Wayner, Psst! Follow Me and I’ll Show You the Exhibition, Most museums are built from the urge to broadcast the past loud and clear, but most museums do not receive money from the National Security Agency, the arm of the intelligence network devoted to codemaking and codebreaking.

Synonyms

• decryption