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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

A message Ms that produces a given message digest when it is processed by a hash function.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-106

A message X that produces a given message digest when it is processed by a hash function.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1

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