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cryptology

[ krip-tol-uh-jee ]

/ krɪpˈtɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography.

Nearby words

cryptogrammatic, cryptograph, cryptographic, cryptography, cryptolith, cryptological, cryptomenorrhea, cryptomeria, cryptomerorrhachischis, cryptometer, cryptomonad

Origin of cryptology

From the New Latin word cryptologia, dating back to 1635–45. See crypto-, -logy

Related formscryp·tol·o·gist, nouncryp·to·log·ic

[krip-tl-oj-ik] /ˌkrɪp tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, cryp·to·log·i·cal, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cryptological

But he is not known to be a computer or cryptological expert.
Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator|Jake Adelstein|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Word Origin and History for cryptological

cryptology

n.

1640s, from crypto- + -ology.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper