cryptograph

• Substantiv, das eine geheime Schreibweise, einen Text in Geheimschrift oder Chiffre oder ein Gerät zum Ver- und Entschlüsseln von Codes und Chiffren bezeichnet.

A noun referring to a secret method of writing, a piece of writing in code or cipher, or a device used for deciphering codes and ciphers.

1. Secret writing systemC1formal

   A method of writing that uses symbols or characters to conceal the meaning of the text from anyone except the intended recipient.

   Geheimschrift

   • The ancient cryptograph used by the spies was nearly impossible to break.
   • He studied the cryptograph to understand how the message was hidden.
   • The cryptograph involved substituting letters with complex symbols.

   Synonymeciphercode

2. Encoded messageC1formal

   A piece of writing that has been transformed into a code or cipher to keep its content secret.

   Kryptogramm

   • The agent handed over a cryptograph that contained the secret plans.
   • Deciphering the cryptograph required a special key.
   • The cryptograph was written in a simple substitution cipher.

   Synonymeciphercodecryptogramsecret writing

3. Decoding deviceC2formal

   A machine or tool designed to convert coded or encrypted messages back into readable text.

   Entschlüsselungsgerät

   • The cryptograph was used to decode enemy communications during the war.
   • Engineers developed a new cryptograph to handle modern encryption algorithms.
   • The old cryptograph was a mechanical device with rotating disks.

   Synonymedeciphererdecoder