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encryption and cryptography  

Definition

  • Encryption is as old as communication. Early written languages were a form of encryption: Only those who knew the language could read the messages. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Encryption and Cryptography]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WMHNSJK9-W

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