Dictionary

cryptanalysis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English crypt- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Ancient Greek ἀναλύω (analúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis)bor. Medieval Latin analysisbor. English analysis English cryptanalysis From crypt- + analysis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.
   • Near-synonym: decoding
   • Holonym: cryptology
2. (countable, uncountable) An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.

Forms

Deriveds

rubber-hose cryptanalysis

Relateds

cryptanalyst · cryptography

Synonyms

decoding

Translations (15)

fi kryptoanalyysi (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · fr cryptanalyse (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · is dulmálsgreining (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · cmn 密碼分析 /密码分析 (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · ka კრიპტოანალიზი (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · pt criptoanálise (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · is dulmálsgreining (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher) · uk криптоана́ліз (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · vi thám mã (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher) · pl kryptoanaliza (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · ka კრიპტოანალიზი (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher) · ru криптоанализ (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · el κρυπτανάλυση (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) · fi kryptoanalyysi (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher) · pt criptoanálise (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher)