In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Q: The ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for " life " and , by extension , as a symbol of life itself .

A: The ankh was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that stood for the word ʿnh ̮ , meaning life .
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Q: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress , published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session .

A: The Congressional Record is the official record of the United States Congress .
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Q: In cryptography , Triple DES ( 3DES or TDES ) , officially the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm ( TDEA or Triple DEA ) , is a symmetric-key block cipher , which applies the DES cipher algorithm three times to each data block .

A:
In cryptography , Triple DES is a block cipher created from the Data Encryption Standard ( DES ) cipher by using it three times .
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