Cryptology

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /krɪpˈtÉ’l.É™.dÊ’i/
• US IPA: /krɪpˈtÉ‘.lÉ™.dÊ’i/

Origin

- + logy + -, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kryptós, "hidden") + λόγος (logos, "word").

Full definition of cryptology

Noun

1. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
2. Secret or enigmatical language.

Usage notes

An umbrella term for cryptography and cryptanalysis. Cryptology is the study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories.