cryptography
5 synonyms for cryptography, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The study and practice of methods for encoding information so it stays secret, safe from tampering, and can be checked as genuine.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
steganography
cryptanalysis
cryptanalytics
cryptology
Etymology
Formed from crypto- and -graphy.
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