Meanings
nouncryptovirology (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputer securitycomputingThe use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.
Origin
Translations
French cryptovirologie
- cryptovirologieStudy of cryptovirus
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APA
cryptovirology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovirology
MLA
“cryptovirology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovirology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptovirology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovirology.
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