Concept information
Preferred term
cryptography
Definition
- Cryptography, from the Greek krupto-, meaning “to conceal,” and grapho-, meaning “to write,” is the science of concealed writing; it is a technical term referring to the translation of messages into ciphers or codes. Cryptology is the study of both cryptography and cryptanalysis. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Cryptography]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cryptography
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