codebreaking

ˈkoʊdˌbreɪkɪŋ

Definition

Definition of codebreaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cryptography

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figuring out secret messages by breaking their code

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Codebreaking helped win the war by revealing enemy plans.

cryptanalysis

decipherment

Adjective

analysis

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involving the analysis of coded information

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She joined the codebreaking unit to help with the analysis of encrypted data.

cryptanalysis

cryptography

cryptography

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related to the process of decoding secret messages

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The codebreaking team worked tirelessly to decipher the enemy's messages.

decoding

decryption

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Origin of codebreaking

English, code (system of words) + breaking (solving)

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history

codebreaking sheet used in World War II

Examples of codebreaking in a sentence

Codebreaking became essential for decrypting intercepted transmissions.
The codebreaking team worked tirelessly to decrypt the messages.
Codebreaking efforts were crucial during the war.
The codebreaking efforts were crucial during the war.
She joined the codebreaking unit to help with national security.

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French:déchiffrement, de cryptanalyse, ...
German:Codeknacken, entschlüsselnd, ...
Italian:decifrazione, di decodifica, ...
Spanish:descifrado de códigos, descifrado, ...
Portuguese:decifração de códigos, ...
Chinese:破译密码, 破译的, ...
Japanese:暗号解読, コード解析, ...
Arabic:كسر الشيفرة, تَحْلِيلِيّ لِلشِّفْرَة, ...
Hebrew:פִּעְנוּחַ צְפָנִים, בִּפְצִיעַת קוֹדִים, ...
Russian:расшифровка шифров, взлом кода, ...
Ukrainian:розшифрування кодів, розшифровка, ...
Hindi:कोड तोड़ना, कोड विश्लेषण, ...
Bengali:কোড ভাঙা, কোডব্রেকিং, ...
Catalan:desxiframent de codis, desxifrat de codis, ...
Czech:luštění šifer, kryptoanalytický, ...
Danish:kodebrydning, dekodning, ...
Dutch:codekraken, codeanalyse, ...
Greek:αποκρυπτογράφηση κώδικα, αποκρυπτογράφηση, ...
Hungarian:kódfejtés, kriptanalitikai, ...
Khmer:ការបំបែកកូដសម្ងាត់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការបំបែកកូដ, ...
Korean:암호 해독, ...
Persian:رمزشکنی, تحلیل رمز, ...
Polish:kryptanaliza, deszyfrujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):criptoanálise, ...
Romanian:descifrare de coduri, decodare, ...
Swedish:kodknäckning, kodanalys, ...
Thai:การแกะรหัส, การวิเคราะห์รหัส, ...
Turkish:şifre çözme, kod analizi, ...
Vietnamese:giải mã mã, phân tích mã, ...

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Definition of codebreaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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