cryptograph vs encryption

cryptograph

noun
  • A cipher or cryptogram. 

  • A device used for encrypting or decrypting text. 

verb
  • To write text using a code or cipher. 

encryption

noun
  • A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of" followed by the value that is hidden in it. 

  • The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords. 

How often have the words cryptograph and encryption occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )