Look up: DES

1. DES
   Data Encryption Standard
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2. DES
   (diethylstilbestrol) Type: Term Definitions: 1. the daughter of a woman who received diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy; DES daughters are at risk of deformity, adenosis, and other epithelial changes of the vagina and cervix, including clear cell adenocarcinoma.
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3. DES
   Data Encryption Standard. DES is an encryption, method that uses an algorithm for private key encryption, in which the sender uses the same private key as the recipient uses to decode it.
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4. DES
   Data encryption standard.
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5. DES
   A synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic.
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6. DES
   Data Encryption Standard, details ...
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7. DES
   Data Encryption Standard + Data Entry Sheet
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8. DES
   Data Encryption Standard - the most widely used algorithm for symmetric encryption (i.e. using the same key for encryption and decryption). The standard is ANSI (American National Standards Institute) X3.92.
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9. DES
   Diethylstilboestrol (DES) is a synthetic form of oestrogen once given to women to prevent miscarriage. Its use was discontinued in the late 1960s when it was found to cause serious side effects, including cancer, infertility, and miscarriage.
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10. DES
    (In topic `Security`) DES (Data Encryption Standard) is a symmetric-key encryption method. Developed by IBM & the US government in the 70`s, it is  used mainly in North America.  3DES (aka Triple DES) is a variant of DES which iterates 3 times with 3 separate keys and thereby effectively doubles the strength of DES.
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11. DES
    Dansk Endokrinologisk Selskab. Danish Endocrine Society
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12. DES
    DES: Diethylstilbestrol, the earliest synthetic (man-made) form of a hormone in the estrogen class. DES was once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of women received the drug. Girls whose mothers were given...
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13. DES
    Data Encryption Standard, moderately difficult to break
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14. DES
    Synonym for diethylstilbestrol ... <drug> A synthetic oestrogen (originally prescribed to prevent miscarriage) that caused malformations of the reproductive organs in some who were exposed to the drug during foetal development. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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15. DES
    Abbreviation for 'Delivered Ex Ship.'
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16. DES
    diethylstilbestrol.
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17. Des
    Des is a Spanish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Desired` The name Des doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Des seems to be unique!
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18. des
    Desired
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19. DES
    A drug that was once given to women to treat gonorrheal vaginitis, atrophic vaginitis, menopausal symptoms, estrogen-replacement therapy and postpartum lactation suppression to prevent breast engorgement. Individuals that were born to women who took the drug are at an increased risk of developing ca...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/D/2
    
    
20. DES
    DES or diethylstilbestrol (dī"eth"ulstilbes'trôl) , synthetic nonsteroid female sex hormone having the same physiological effects as estrogen. In the 1940s and 50s DES was mistakenly believed to reduce the risk of miscarriage and was routinely prescribed for pregnant women be...
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21. DES
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for diethylstilbestrol.
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22. DES
    Department of Education and Science.
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23. DES
    A synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages. DES may increase the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. It also has been linked to an increased risk of clear cell ...
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