cryptology

[ krip-tol-uh-jee ]

/ krɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

cryptography.

the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography.

Origin of cryptology

From the New Latin word cryptologia, dating back to 1635–45. See crypto-, -logy

cryp·tol·o·gist, noun cryp·to·log·ic

[krip-tl-oj-ik] /ˌkrɪp tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, cryp·to·log·i·cal, adjective