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skipjack

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skipjack: see herring herring, common name for members of the large, widely distributed family Clupeidae, comprising many species of marine and fresh-water food fishes, including the sardine (Sardinia), the menhaden (Brevoortia), and the shad (Alosa).
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skipjack [′skip‚jak]
(vertebrate zoology)
bluefish
(cryptography)SkipJack - An encryption algorithm created by the NSA (National Security Agency) which encrypts 64-bit blocks of data with an 80-bit key. It is used in the Clipper chip, a VLSI device with an ARM processor core, which is intended to perform cryptographic operations while allowing the security agencies listen in.

There are (apparently) two agencies, both of whom have to agree that there is a valid reason to decode a message. Don't laugh, they are serious.



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Most tuna species are not endangered; however, commercial farming of skipjack and yellowfin has begun.
Casting our nets too wide: should tuna farming practices be more ... by La Madeleine, Bonnie Lee / Japan Inc.
They manned lines attached to the hang baits - small skipjack tuna attached to floats - to bring the sharks within viewing distance.
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS ONLY A CAGE STANDS BETWEEN DIVERS AND THE GREAT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Similarly, drying skipjack (a small Pacific fish in the tuna family) or shiitake mushrooms substantially increases their existing umami levels.
Umami: the fifth element by Art Culinaire
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