WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
DEA n 1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA]The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Data Encryption Algorithm DEA (DEA) An ANSI standard defined in ANSI X3.92-1981. It is identical to the Data Encryption Standard (DES). (1994-12-06)