Question

read the excerpt from \the enigma machine.\cryptologists looked for cribs, which are repeated expressions in messages. sloppy operators would repeat phrases like
othing to report\ or \weather forecast\ (wettervorhersage), which served as clues. if there were no cribs to be found, the british would send out false information about, say, british mines planted in a given area. the germans might then send messages with the name of that area, which would provide clues about deciphering that code.which is the meaning of the word cryptologists?people who study weaponspeople who study codespeople who study marine lifepeople who study ships

Explanation:

The text mentions that cryptologists looked for clues in messages (cribs) and were involved in deciphering codes. The context of messages and code - related activities points to the meaning related to code study.

Answer:

people who study codes