nipper

n 1: a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty);

"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids";

"`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child},

{kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {small fry}, {tiddler},

{tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or

other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {chela}, {pincer}]

Clipper

1. An {integrated circuit} which

implements the {SkipJack} {algorithm}. The Clipper is

manufactured by the US government to encrypt telephone data.

It has the added feature that it can be decrypted by the US

government, which has tried to make the chip compulsory in the

United States. Phil Zimmerman (inventor of {PGP}) remarked,

"This doesn't even pass the sniff test" (i.e. it stinks).

{(http://www.wired.com/clipper/)}

{news:alt.privacy.clipper}

2. A compiled {dBASE} dialect from Nantucket Corp, LA.

Versions: Winter 85, Spring 86, Autumn 86, Summer 87, 4.5

(Japanese Kanji), 5.0.

(1995-03-25)