cryptanalysis

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Alternative forms

• cryptoanalysis

Etymology

From crypt- +‎ analysis.

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Noun

cryptanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural cryptanalyses)

1. The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.

   Holonym: cryptology

   Comeronym: cryptography

   Near-synonym: decoding

2. An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.

Derived terms

• rubber-hose cryptanalysis

Related terms

• cryptanalyst

Translations

science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers

Chinese: Mandarin: 密碼分析 / 密码分析 (mìmǎ fēnxī) Finnish: kryptoanalyysi French: cryptanalyse (fr) f Georgian: კრიპტოანალიზი (ḳriṗṭoanalizi) Greek: κρυπτανάλυση (el) f (kryptanálysi) Icelandic: dulmálsgreining f Polish: kryptoanaliza Portuguese: criptoanálise f Russian: криптоанализ (ru) m (kriptoanaliz) Ukrainian: криптоана́ліз m (kryptoanáliz)

analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher

Finnish: kryptoanalyysi Georgian: კრიპტოანალიზი (ḳriṗṭoanalizi) Icelandic: dulmálsgreining f Portuguese: criptoanálise f Vietnamese: thám mã (vi)