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cryptology

The science of developing secret codes and/or the use of those codes in encryption systems. See cryptography.

cryptology [krip′täl·ə·jē]
(communications)
The science of preparing messages in forms which are intended to be unintelligible to those not privy to the secrets of the form, and of deciphering such messages.
cryptology - The study of cryptography and cryptanalysis.


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