crypto
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/
The English word “crypto” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
adjective
Etymology
All senses trace back to clippings of words derived from the prefix crypto-, developed at various times in the 20th and 21st centuries. During the 2010s and 2020s, the "cryptocurrency" sense has become the dominant sense. The "cryptography" sense predates that one; thus, a computer or math geek in earlier decades would be referring to cryptography when using this word. The "secret supporter or…
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