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DES
Introduction
DES may mean:
- Data Encryption Standard, a deprecated cryptographic block cipher that falls to brute force attacks due to its short 56-bit key
- Diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen developed to supplement a woman’s natural estrogen production
- Drug-eluting stent, a device placed in coronary arteries to treat or prevent heart attacks
- Diffuse esophageal spasm, a condition resulting from a disorder of the esophagus
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