Skipjack
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The name Skipjack has several meanings:
Nautical:
- Skipjack the block cipher designed by the NSA.
- Skipjack tuna, a fish of the Scombridae (tuna) family.
- Skipjack Boat a fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay, USA.
- USS Skipjack (SS-184), a United States submarine.
- USS Skipjack (SSN-585), a United States nuclear submarine.
Other:
- the codename for a member of the VAX-8800 family of computer systems from Digital Equipment Corporation