🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

密码学

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mìmǎxué

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
cryptography/krɪpˈtɒɡrəfi/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"现代密码学在网络安全中起着至关重要的作用。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The art or science of writing or solving codes, used for secure communication.

    "Modern cryptography relies heavily on complex mathematical algorithms."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek kryptós ('hidden') and graphē ('writing').

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