cryptographic

adjective

cryp·​to·​graph·​ic ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fik 

: of, relating to, or using cryptography

cryptographically

ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of cryptographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With quantum, build the oversight frameworks, cryptographic standards and international norms now — while the window is open. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Officials also emphasized the transition to more advanced cryptographic algorithms that quantum computers can’t break — a threat Google recently warned could arrive as soon as 2029. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Had modern cryptographic algorithms been available to the crooks in this tale, Holmes would have been out of luck. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

To secure modern cryptographic systems against the vulnerabilities of predictable data, Fraunhofer IPMS developed Q-Dic that harvests true randomness from unpredictable quantum vacuum fluctuations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

crypto(graphy) + -graphic

Note: New Latin cryptographicus was already in use by Erycius Puteanus in 1612 (see note at cryptography), though this early occurrence is unlikely to have been the source of the English word.

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryptographic

• autographic
• biographic
• calligraphic
• cartographic
• demographic
• epigraphic
• ethnographic
• geographic
• holographic
• hydrographic
• lithographic
• mammographic