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cryptanalysis

noun

Etymology

From crypt- + analysis.

  1. derived from ἀνάλυσις
  2. derived from analysis
  3. formed as cryptanalysis — “crypt- + analysis”

Definitions

  1. The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.

    • Holonym: cryptology
    • Near-synonym: decoding

  2. An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.

The neighborhood

Derived

rubber-hose cryptanalysis

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cryptanalysis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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