cryptograph

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.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее секретный способ письма, текст в коде или шифре, или устройство, используемое для расшифровки кодов и шифров.esSustantivo que designa un método secreto de escritura, un texto en código o cifrado, o un dispositivo utilizado para descifrar códigos y cifras.frNom désignant un procédé secret d'écriture, un texte en code ou en chiffre, ou encore un appareil utilisé pour déchiffrer des codes et des chiffres.deSubstantiv, das eine geheime Schreibweise, einen Text in Geheimschrift oder Chiffre oder ein Gerät zum Ver- und Entschlüsseln von Codes und Chiffren bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa um modo secreto de escrita, um texto em código ou cifra, ou um dispositivo usado para cifrar ou decifrar códigos e cifras.zh名词，指秘密书写的方法、密码或密文，也指用于加密或解密的装置。arاسم يشير إلى طريقة سرية للكتابة، أو نص مكتوب بالشفرة أو الترميز، أو جهاز يُستخدم لفك الشفرات والرموز.

1. Secret writing system C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruКриптографияesSistema de escritura secretafrSystème d'écriture secrètedeGeheimschriftptCriptografiazh密码术arكتابة سرية

   Синонимы: ciphercode

2. Encoded message C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruКриптограммаesMensaje cifradofrMessage chiffrédeKryptogrammptCriptogramazh密文arرسالة مشفّرة

   Синонимы: ciphercodecryptogramsecret writing

3. Decoding device C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruДешифраторesDispositivo de descifradofrAppareil de déchiffrementdeEntschlüsselungsgerätptDecodificadorzh解密机arجهاز فك التشفير

   Синонимы: deciphererdecoder

• cryptographs plural form
• cryptographs' possessive plural form
• cryptograph's possessive singular form