Crypto
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Crypto or Krypto may refer to:
Cryptography and cryptanalysis
- Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information
- Cryptanalysis, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
- CRYPTO (conference), an annual cryptographical and cryptoanalytic conference
- Crypto++, a free, open source library of cryptographic algorithms and schemes
- Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age, a book about cryptography by Steven Levy
- Crypto AG, a Swiss manufacturer of encrypted communications products
- Cryptocurrency, digital currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions
Biology and medicine
- Cryptococcus, a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
- Cryptococcosis, also called cryptococcal disease, caused by Cryptococcus
- Cryptosporidium, a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhea in humans
- Cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals, caused by Cryptosporidium
Fiction
- Krypto, Superman's pet dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie series
- Krypto the Superdog, an animated series featuring Krypto
- Kryptonite, a fictional mineral in the Superman series
Games
- Cryptosporidium (Destroy All Humans!), a protagonist in the Destroy All Humans! video game series
- Krypto (game), a mathematical strategy card game