cryptanalysis

English

Alternative forms

• cryptoanalysis

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cryptanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural cryptanalyses)

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

   Holonym: cryptology

   Comeronym: cryptography

   Near-synonym: decoding

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

Derived terms

• rubber-hose cryptanalysis

Related terms

• cryptanalyst

Translations

science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密碼分析 / 密码分析 (mìmǎ fēnxī)

• Finnish: kryptoanalyysi
• French: cryptanalyse (fr) f
• Georgian: კრიპტოანალიზი (ḳriṗṭoanalizi)
• Greek: κρυπτανάλυση (el) f (kryptanálysi)
• Icelandic: dulmálsgreining f
• Polish: kryptoanaliza
• Portuguese: criptoanálise f
• Russian: криптоанализ (ru) m (kriptoanaliz)
• Ukrainian: криптоана́ліз m (kryptoanáliz)

analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher

• Finnish: kryptoanalyysi
• Georgian: კრიპტოანალიზი (ḳriṗṭoanalizi)
• Icelandic: dulmálsgreining f
• Portuguese: criptoanálise f
• Vietnamese: thám mã (vi)