cryptography
noun
the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like.
cryptographic
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a word derived from
cryptography.
Example Sentences
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When Anthropic researchers prodded Claude Mythos Preview to hunt for weaknesses in cryptographic systems, the AI initially resisted because it sounded “just genuinely hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The second order calls to secure the nation against advanced cryptographic attacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
"A quantum internet is a very different beast from current nascent cryptographic applications. It's the same primary mechanism but you need significantly more photons -- more bandwidth -- to connect quantum computers," said Professor Devitt.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
But hidden drawers, lockable diaries and cryptographic systems could not conceal from Briony the simple truth: she had no secrets.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
