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'''Cryptology''' is the scientific study related to [[cryptography]] and [[cryptanalysis]].<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptology cryptology from Merriam-Webster]</ref> Cryptology is often mistaken for [[cryptography]] in everyday lexicon, but it formally encompasses many more fields of study outside of cryptography.
'''Cryptology''' is the [[science]] that deals with hidden, disguised, or encrypted [[communication]]s. It includes communications security and communications intelligence.
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==References==
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==See Also==
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*[[Cryptanalysis]]
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*[[Cryptography]]
  
== Sources ==
 
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/c/01438.html
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:42, April 12, 2010

Cryptology is the scientific study related to cryptography and cryptanalysis.[1] Cryptology is often mistaken for cryptography in everyday lexicon, but it formally encompasses many more fields of study outside of cryptography.

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