Relating to cryptography or the writing and solving of secret codes and ciphers.
Formed from 'cryptograph' with the adjectival suffix '-al,' this word provides a formal way to describe things pertaining to the cryptographic arts and sciences.
While 'cryptographic' is standard modern usage, 'cryptographal' occasionally appears in older security documents and academic papers—it's like finding a linguistic fossil from the early computer age.
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