cryptology

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noun (1)

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

cryptologist

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noun (2)

cryp·​tol·​o·​gist krip-ˈtä-lə-jist How to pronounce cryptologist (audio)
plural -s
: cryptographer sense b

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Tarrance served in the Air Force and Navy and was trained in cryptology. — Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Commercial sources of the development of cryptology have largely been ignored. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2024 The podcast follows his two-year journey using cryptology, genealogy and AI to identify a suspect. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026 Alan Turing’s Delilah Project During the war, Turing realized that cryptology’s new frontier was going to be the encryption of speech. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cryptology

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Etymology

Noun (1)

crypto- + -logy

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1844, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1870, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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