cryptographic

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adjective

Relating to cryptography.

“The cryptographic community includes both cryptographers (those who make codes) and cryptanalysts (those who break codes).”

Less commonScrabble 28

Meanings

adjectivecryptographic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to cryptography.

    The cryptographic community includes both cryptographers (those who make codes) and cryptanalysts (those who break codes).

    1 more example

    The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.

    2014, Thomas Feller, Trustworthy Reconfigurable Systems

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to cryptanalysis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincryptographia
  2. Englishcryptography
  3. Englishcryptographic

From cryptography + -ic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan criptogràfic
  • criptogràficTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 密碼學的 /密码学的
  • 密碼學的 /密码学的 (mìmǎxué de)Translations
Danish kryptografisk
  • kryptografiskTranslations
Dutch cryptografisch
  • cryptografischTranslations
Finnish kryptografinen
  • kryptografinenTranslations
French cryptographique
  • cryptographiqueTranslations
German kryptographisch
  • kryptographischTranslations
Hungarian kriptográfiai
  • kriptográfiaiTranslations
Italian crittografico
  • crittograficoTranslations
Polish kryptograficzny
  • kryptograficznyTranslations
Russian криптографи́ческий
  • криптографи́ческий (kriptografíčeskij)Translations
Spanish criptográfico
  • criptográficoTranslations
Swedish kryptografisk
  • kryptografiskTranslations
Ukrainian криптографі́чний
  • криптографі́чний (kryptohrafíčnyj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

cryptographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographic

MLA

“cryptographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptographic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptographic.

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