How to Use cryptology in a Sentence

cryptology

noun
  • Early exclaims in character, referencing the field of cryptology Swift has created over the years.
    CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The museum sticks to its mission of explaining cryptology to a broad section of the public.
    Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022
  • During basic training in San Luis Obispo, Dad had the chance to attend cryptology school.
    Cherie Arambel, sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2017
  • The untold story of Elizebeth Smith, who with her husband, William Friedman, was a pioneer in the field of modern cryptology.
    David Martindale, star-telegram.com, 26 June 2017
  • Cryptology is the basis for many types of secure transmission over the internet.
    Pstatz, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2010
  • Widely regarded as the father of American cryptology, Friedman had known Hagelin since the 1930s.
    Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2020
  • For the next two months in this unlikely boot camp, the CIA agents went through the barrage of tests and trained the recruits in cryptology, radio operation, outdoor survival and demolition techniques.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021
  • In Carr's estimation, the sender of the envelopes likely had a more sophisticated knowledge of cryptology than just brevity codes.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, CNN, 1 Nov. 2019
  • It’s fundamental to primality testing methods, and all the cryptology that goes with that.
    Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2022
  • But what quantum computing can potentially do is key for research, and holds promise in other fields like cryptology and finance, because of its power.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Kjell-Ove Widman, a mathematics professor in Stockholm, had made a name for himself in European academic circles with his research on cryptology.
    Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Maximator’s history is a fine illustration of the layers of chicanery involved in good cryptology.
    The Economist, 26 May 2020
  • Last year, China had nearly twice as many patent filings as the United States for quantum technology overall, a category that includes communications and cryptology devices, according to market research firm Patinformatics.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Innovations like quantum cryptology not only offer possible solutions to these security concerns but also increase the demand for data center processing and storage.
    Danny Hayes, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Others areas include automobiles, cryptology, healthcare, lockpicking and wireless networks.
    Reuters, Fortune, 28 July 2017
  • While nurturing his budding interest in cryptology, Dr. Kahn crafted word puzzles that were published in comic books in the 1940s.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024

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