1. cryptograph(n = noun.communication) cipher, cypher, secret code - a secret method of writing;
is a kind of code
2. cryptograph(n = noun.communication) cryptogram, secret writing - a piece of writing in code or cipher;
is a kind of piece of writing, writing, written material
3. cryptograph(n = noun.artifact) - a device for deciphering codes and ciphers;
is a kind of device
Cipher; something written in cipher. J. Earle. [1913 Webster]