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cryptanalytics

cryptanalytics

9.9
The study of finding and reading secret codes
  • noun
  • /ˌkrɪptəˈnælɪtɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : criptanálisis
  • Advances in cryptanalytics have made some old ciphers obsolete in modern security systems.

Examples

  • He pursued a doctorate focusing on cryptanalytics and its application in data protection.

  • The field of cryptanalytics requires strong mathematical and analytical skills.

  • The field of cryptanalytics is rapidly evolving.

  • She is studying cryptanalytics at university.

  • Advances in cryptanalytics have made some old ciphers obsolete in modern security systems.

  • He pursued a doctorate focusing on cryptanalytics and its application in data protection.

  • The field of cryptanalytics requires strong mathematical and analytical skills.

Synonyms

cryptanalysis
vscryptanalytics
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Study of how people find weaknesses in codes and break secret messages

is the same field but uses the -ics noun ending rather than -sis

Surface Forms

cryptanalytics singular
cryptanalytics plural

Morphology

cryptanalytics = crypt + analytics (semi-transparent) = crypt + analytics

The term is a compound of 'crypt' (realized here as the combining form meaning secret/hidden) + 'analytics'; 'analytics' is clear but the technical combining sense of 'crypt' is less familiar to average learners, so the overall relation is only partially guessable.

Etymology

Cryptanalytics joins crypt- meaning 'hidden', seen in cryptic and encrypt, with analytics meaning 'careful study' or 'analysis'. So, cryptanalytics is the study of hidden messages and codes, the work of finding and understanding secret writing.