cryptography

/krɪptɒɡrapi/ or /krɪpˈtɒɡrəfi/

Definitions

1. noun

The practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third-party adversaries, especially by converting plaintext into unreadable ciphertext using various algorithms and methods.

“The company specializes in developing advanced cryptography software for secure data transmission.”

Synonyms

  • ciphering
  • encryption

Antonyms

  • decryption
  • plaintext