Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: puf
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of physical unclonable function or physically unclonable function.

Example Sentences

"... the PUF, as shown in Figure 7.12. In this case X is the hardware device that processes the signals between the PUF and the circuit for authentication. Various attributes of the MRAM cells based on random geometric variations are used as[…]"
"... the PUF is changed with a high probability [74]. In other words, the challenge-response behavior of the PUF is altered, and therefore, the PUF will be destroyed. However, it is known that side-channel analysis of the Arbiter PUF can[…]"

Inflected Forms

PUFs (plural)

Questions

What does puf mean?: Initialism of physical unclonable function or physically unclonable function.

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