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cryptanalyst

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crypt⋅a⋅nal⋅y⋅sis

  [krip-tuh-nal-uh-sis]
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–noun
1. the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
2. the science or study of such procedures. Compare cryptography (def. 1).
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; crypt(ogram) + analysis

Related forms:
crypt⋅an⋅a⋅lyt⋅ic  [krip-tan-l-it-ik] , adjective
crypt⋅an⋅a⋅lyt⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
crypt⋅an⋅a⋅lyst  [krip-tan-l-ist] , noun
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crypt·a·nal·y·sis   (krĭp'tə-nāl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  

  1. The analysis and deciphering of cryptographic writings or systems.

  2. also crypt·an·a·lyt·ics (krĭp'tān-ə-lĭt'ĭks) (used with a sing. verb) The study of techniques for deciphering cryptographic writings or systems.


[crypt(ogram) + analysis.]
crypt·an'a·lyst (krĭp-tān'ə-lĭst) n., crypt·an'a·lyt'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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