des

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

DES
    n 1: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for
         livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilbestrol},
         {diethylstilboestrol}, {stilbestrol}, {stilboestrol},
         {DES}]
    2: synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen;
       formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be
       associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so
       treated during pregnancy [syn: {diethylstilbesterol}, {DES},
       {stilbesterol}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Data Encryption Standard
DES

   (DES) The {NBS}'s popular, standard {encryption} algorithm.
   It is a {product cipher} that operates on 64-bit blocks of
   data, using a 56-bit key.  It is defined in {FIPS} 46-1 (1988)
   (which supersedes FIPS 46 (1977)).  DES is identical to the
   {ANSI} standard {Data Encryption Algorithm} (DEA) defined in
   ANSI X3.92-1981.

   DES has been implemented in {VLSI}.  {SunOS} provides a des
   command which can make use of DES hardware if fitted.  Neither
   the software nor the hardware are supposed to be distributed
   outside the USA.

   {Unix manual pages}: des(1), des(3), des(4).

   (1994-12-06)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DES
       Data Encryption Standard (cryptography, NIST, IBM)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DES
       Destination End System