Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cryptological" ita ce:wanda ke da alaƙa da cryptography, wanda shine aikin amintaccen sadarwa a gaban wani ɓangare na uku ko abokan gaba. Rubutun ƙira ya ƙunshi dabaru irin su ɓoyayyen ɓoyewa, ɓarnawa, da karya lambobi, kuma galibi ana amfani dashi don kare mahimman bayanai daga shiga mara izini. Don haka, “cryptological” yana nufin duk wani abu da ke da alaƙa da cryptography ko nazarin lambobi da ciphers.