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Blowfish vs Toad - What's the difference?

blowfish | toad |

As a proper noun blowfish

is (computing) a symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by bruce schneier in 1993.

As a verb toad is

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blowfish

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
  • A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi. It may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
  • Synonyms

    * (fish) balloonfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish, swellfish * (food) fugu

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    toad

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin.
  • A very unpleasant man.
  • Derived terms

    * cane toad * frog and toad * toadfish * toad-in-the-hole * toadlike * toadstool * toady

    See also

    * amphibian * frog * frosh/frosk * * tadpole

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