cryptanalysis — crypt•a•nal•y•sis [[t]ˌkrɪp təˈnæl ə sɪs[/t]] n. 1) crp the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown 2) crp the science or study of such procedures… … From formal English to slang
cryptanalysis — crypt a*nal y*sis, n. 1. the science which studies methods to discovering the secret meaning of encrypted messages for which one does not possess the secret decoding information (called the {key}). [PJC] 2. the methods and procedures used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cryptanalysis — cryptanalytic /krip tan l it ik/, adj. cryptanalytically, adv. cryptanalyst /krip tan l ist/, n. /krip teuh nal euh sis/, n. 1. the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for… … Universalium
cryptanalysis — ☆ cryptanalysis [kript΄ə nal′ə sis ] n. [ CRYPT(OGRAM) + ANALYSIS] the act or science of deciphering a code or coded message without a prior knowledge of the key cryptanalyst [kriptan′ə list΄] n. cryptanalytic [kript′an΄ə lit′ik] adj … English World dictionary