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Ciphertext vs Cryptogram - What's the difference?

ciphertext | cryptogram |

As nouns the difference between ciphertext and cryptogram

is that ciphertext is encoded text, text that is unreadable while cryptogram is a type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.

ciphertext

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
    • All ciphertexts look alike; that's how you know it's in code.

    Antonyms

    * plain text

    cryptogram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cryptogramme (very rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.