Cryptophone
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A secure telephone that provides security against eavesdropping and electronic surveillance.
"The bulky refrigerator-size boxes that scrambled the phone discussions of Roosevelt and Churchill are just steps from the hefty cryptophones of the 1970s and more modern versions."
Example
More examples"The bulky refrigerator-size boxes that scrambled the phone discussions of Roosevelt and Churchill are just steps from the hefty cryptophones of the 1970s and more modern versions."
Etymology
From crypto- + phone.
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