semiweak

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adjective

Producing only two different subkeys.

“semiweak verbs”

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Meanings

adjectivesemiweak (not comparable)
  1. not comparableData Encryption StandardcomputingProducing only two different subkeys.

    There are 2⁵⁶ (7.21 × 10¹⁶, about 72 quadrillion) possible keys for DES, of which four are weak and twelve are semiweak.

  2. not comparablehuman sciencesHaving only some of the characteristics of a weak verb.

    semiweak verbs

Origin

From semi- + weak.

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Cite this entry
APA

semiweak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiweak

MLA

“semiweak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiweak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiweak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiweak.

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