crypto

[ krip-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cryp·tos.

crypto-

a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words:
cryptograph.

crypto-

Origin of crypto¹

First recorded in 1945–50; probably independent use of crypto-; -o

Origin of crypto²

Combining form representing Greek kryptós hidden. See crypt

Origin of crypto¹

New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide

No, not that Obama is a crypto-Muslim socialist who wants to destroy America.

However, such crypto-libertarianism is countered by a very strong belief in the need for government to provide a safety net.

Could this mean that every assistant manager at The Gap is a crypto-Muslim?

Many in the crypto-building community believe adding encryption to existing tools is likely to be the best answer.

The trouble is, crypto programs are still too hard for normal people to use.

So I knew that crypto would keep me safe from eavesdroppers, but I wasn't ready to deal with histograms.

I wasn't too worried about getting caught doing this, because I had good crypto on my side.

You can't tell who's passing Xnet packets by looking at the contents of those packets, thanks to crypto.

The problem is that if there's too much crypto in someone's Internet connection, they'll stand out as unusual.

Web of trust is one of those cool crypto things that I'd read about but never tried.

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