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cryptography
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cryptography
(noun)
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cryptography
/krɪp
ˈ
tɑːgrəfi/
noun
cryptography
/krɪp
ˈ
tɑːgrəfi/
noun
Learner's definition of CRYPTOGRAPHY
[
noncount
]
:
the process of writing or reading secret messages or codes
Companies often use
cryptography
to protect private information.
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— cryptographer
/krɪp
ˈ
tɑːgrəfɚ/
noun
,
plural
cryptographers
[
count
]
He was hired as a
cryptographer
to break the enemy's secret code.
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