cryptograph

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ -graph.

Noun

cryptograph (plural cryptographs)

  1. A cipher or cryptogram.
    • 1873, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:
      decipherers of cryptograph
  2. A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.

Derived terms

Verb

cryptograph (third-person singular simple present cryptographs, present participle cryptographing, simple past and past participle cryptographed)

  1. (rare) To write text using a code or cipher.