codebreaking

English

Etymology

From code +‎ breaking.

Noun

codebreaking (uncountable)

  1. The decipherment of a code.
    • 2008 March 12, Peter Wayner, “Psst! Follow Me and I’ll Show You the Exhibition”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 December 2025:
      Most museums are built from the urge to broadcast the past loud and clear, but most museums do not receive money from the National Security Agency, the arm of the intelligence network devoted to codemaking and codebreaking.

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