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Blowfish

Blowfish

See also: blowfish

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Blowfish

  1. (computing) A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.

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blowfish

blowfish

See also: Blowfish

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An inflated blowfish.

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blowfish (plural blowfish or blowfishes)

  1. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
  2. A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi. It may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

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