Cryptology \Cryp*tol"o*gy\ (kr?p-t?l"?-j?), n. [Gr. krypto`s hidden + -logy.] Secret or enigmatical language. --Johnson.
cryptology n : the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalysis}, {cryptanalytics}, {cryptography}]
cryptology The study of {cryptography} and {cryptanalysis}. (1994-12-06)