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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Re: Enigma and the Eastern Front
Message-ID: <1809@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 14:15:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 14:15:44 1986
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In article <12284@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> tedrick@ernie.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Tom Tedrick) writes:
>(By the way I hate the word "cryptology". I have never been
>able to get used to it. I grew up with the word "cryptography"
>and am too used to it to change. I think the new terminology
>has some point to it, but I also think it introduces a new
>level of jargon into the subject that doesn't really serve
>to aid a deep understanding. In fact I am inclined to think
>it was introduced by mediocrities who had nothing better to
>contribute to the field.)

"Cryptology" is hardly a new term.  The first use of it I know of
is in William Friedman's work decades ago.  It is not synonymous
with "cryptography".