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Taxonomy vs Anticryptography - What's the difference?

taxonomy | anticryptography |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and anticryptography

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while anticryptography is (rare) the encoding of messages in such a way that they are as easy as possible to decipher.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    anticryptography

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (rare) The encoding of messages in such a way that they are as easy as possible to decipher.
  • * 1973 , Carl Sagan, The cosmic connection: an extraterrestrial perspective
    • We are considering not cryptography, but anticryptography , the design by a very intelligent civilization of a message so simple that even civilizations as primitive as ours can understand it.
  • * 2005 , Paul A LaViolette, Earth Under Fire: Humanity's Survival of the Ice Age
    • It is common in the art of anticryptography to include a cross-check device with the coded message so that the recipient may reassure himself that he has properly deciphered and understood the message.