"KDF" meaning in English

See KDF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} KDF
  1. (Kenya, military) Initialism of Kenya Defence Forces. Tags: Kenya, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Kenya Defence Forces
    Sense id: en-KDF-en-name-RVLRT2c4 Categories (other): Kenyan English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun

Forms: KDFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} KDF (plural KDFs)
  1. (cryptography) Initialism of key derivation function. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: key derivation function
    Sense id: en-KDF-en-noun-F2nzyZsv Categories (other): Cryptography, Cryptography Disambiguation of Cryptography: 0 100 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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