cryptographic

adjective

cryp·​to·​graph·​ic ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce cryptographic (audio)
: of, relating to, or using cryptography
cryptographically adverb

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Angie Walker, head of Commercialization at Apex Group, says fund managers are increasingly leveraging blockchain and cryptographic proofs. Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 In return, browser and operating system vendors add the CA’s cryptographic credentials to their root certificate store. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025 Sequent uses a cryptographic system, which encrypts responses and uses mathematical proofs to ensure votes are counted correctly. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Administrators should also rotate cryptographic keys and audit authentication tokens. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cryptographic

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of cryptographic was in 1824

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“Cryptographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptographic. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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