clipper chip

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Synonyms: clipper ship

Antonyms: clipper ship

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing|historical}} A [[microchip]] promoted by the US government in the mid-1990s as an [[encryption]] device to be used by all [[telecommunications]] companies, and having a [[back door]] to allow decryption by the government.

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