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'''Cryptology''' (the science of secrets, from Greek) is the general term that encompasses both [[cryptography]] (the study of techniques for keeping secrets) and [[cryptanalysis]] (codebreaking, acquiring secrets without autorisation).

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Cryptology (the science of secrets, from Greek) is the general term that encompasses both cryptography (the study of techniques for keeping secrets) and cryptanalysis (codebreaking, acquiring secrets without autorisation).