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decryption vs cryptography

cryptography vs decryption

decryption and cryptography both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decryption Yes No No No
cryptography Yes No No No
As nouns, cryptography is a hypernym of decryption; that is, cryptography is a word with a broader meaning than decryption:
  • decryption: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
  • cryptography: act of writing in code or cipher
Other hypernyms of decryption include coding, secret writing, steganography.
decryption (noun) cryptography (noun)
the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text act of writing in code or cipher
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
Difference between decryption and cryptography

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