cryptologic
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- adjective
- /ˌkrɪptoʊˈlɒdʒɪk/
- Specialized
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criptológico
- Mr. Lentz is a graduate of the National Senior Cryptologic Course at the National Cryptologic School, Federal Executive Institute (FEI), and the Resource Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School.
- cryptologic technician
Examples
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"A" self-appointed "lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community."
Blog text (1) -
After the war, when the cryptologic details became public, the conspiracy theories blossomed.
Academic text (1991) -
Though the cryptanalysts followed these developments in the newspapers, their inspiration came less from the pressure of events than from fascination with the cryptologic problem.
Academic text (1991) -
Ladies and gentlemen, listen to the President of the United States as a linguist, translator, and cryptologic technician.
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This priceless result was achieved by cryptologic organizations enormously enlarged from the prewar handful of analysts.
Academic text (1991) -
Mr. Lentz is a graduate of the National Senior Cryptologic Course at the National Cryptologic School, Federal Executive Institute (FEI), and the Resource Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Blog text (11) -
With the Korean War raging and the prospect of war with the Soviet Union a real possibility, military and intelligence leaders almost certainly believed that any cryptologic edge that Americans gained over the Soviets was too valuable to concede—even if it was already known to Moscow.
Academic text (1997) -
The expert used cryptologic methods to decode the secret message from the enemy.
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She studied cryptologic techniques to better understand how codes are created and broken.
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In the field of cryptologic research, experts analyze patterns to improve data security.
Synonyms
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About methods that keep information secret and safe online
Relating to studying and breaking secret codes
Relating to the study and use of codes to hide messages
Relating to secret codes and how to make or break them
Describes methods that use codes to hide and protect information
Surface Forms
Morphology
cryptologic = cryptology (transparent) = cryptology + ic
Formed from 'cryptology' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' (regular derivation meaning 'relating to cryptology'), despite the morphophonological alternation (logy → logic).
Etymology
The word cryptologic comes from the Greek root crypto- meaning 'hidden', the same root in cryptic and crypt, and the part -logy meaning 'study'. So cryptologic is about studying hidden messages, like finding and breaking secret codes.