cryptology

noun

cryp·​tol·​o·​gy krip-ˈtä-lə-jē How to pronounce cryptology (audio)
: the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis
cryptological adjective
or cryptologic
cryptologist noun

Examples of cryptology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Amid the clamor surrounding the defection, Dr. Kahn pitched a freelance magazine story to the New York Times explaining the history of cryptology. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 In the Navy, the high testers are destined for the nuclear program, cryptology, air-traffic control, and similarly brainy endeavors — but with mental horsepower can come personality quirks and socialization oddities that can be targeted with medication. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 While nurturing his budding interest in cryptology, Dr. Kahn crafted word puzzles that were published in comic books in the 1940s. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 Early exclaims in character, referencing the field of cryptology Swift has created over the years. CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022 The museum sticks to its mission of explaining cryptology to a broad section of the public. Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022 In our own time, Renaissance scholarship helped inspire World War II code breaking, while military cryptology techniques were in turn adapted as tools of literary analysis. New York Times, 7 July 2022 The company is also producing films on subjects including cryptology, Congress and the unfolding defamation case brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, the actress Amber Heard. New York Times, 10 May 2022 It’s fundamental to primality testing methods, and all the cryptology that goes with that. Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

crypto- + -logy

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cryptology was in 1844

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“Cryptology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptology. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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