Meanings
proper noun
- computingA symmetric-key tweakable block cipher involving the Skein hash function.
Origin
From three + fish, modelled on the earlier Twofish.
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Threefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threefish
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“Threefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threefish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Threefish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Threefish.
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