cryptography
noun
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For a word having to do with secrets, cryptography has a surprisingly transparent origin. The word comes from Greek kryptós, meaning "hidden" or "secret," and graphein, meaning "to write." Besides the familiar related words of the same origin, such as cryptic, there is krypton, the name of a colorless gaseous element used especially in some fluorescent lamps and photography flashes. The name was chosen because the gas is rare and hard to find.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
This fact has tangible effects in cryptography, for example.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Coincidentally, the Python cryptography library removed the option only a few weeks ago (the commit for the change was made in January).
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
Such progress, along with quantum computing’s potential to crack all existing cryptography and create potent new materials, is spurring regulators into action.
—Sara Lomelin, Fortune Europe, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Cryptography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptography. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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