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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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Today there's a much broader definition of maritime art that is more open and inviting -- everything from skipjacks and Maine schooners to scenes of wildlife.
A Brusch with Maritime Art by Dickinson, Elaine / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Eight species were landed - and most released - including seven yellow fin, 25 Cabrilla, 12 yellowtail and barred Pargo, 53 Black Skipjacks, 14 Needlefish, nine Ladyfish, 42 Sierra Mackerel, four Bonita and a Mexican Barracuda.
HOW LOW CAN YOU FLY? TRY TUNA HOOKUP IN KAYAK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
No matter that the breeze died shortly after we sailed out of sight of the waving wedding guess, and Ed finally had to crank up the small motorized yawl boat that all skipjacks tow behind them to supply power when needed.
Before the mast by Horton, Tom / American Forests
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