steganography
The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another…The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another innocuous message, image, audio file, or physical object in a way that hides the very existence of the hidden information from casual observation.
» The criminals used steganography to hide their communication in plain sight.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another innocuous message, image, audio file, or physical object in a way that hides the very existence of the hidden information from casual observation.
(uncountable)The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.
- act of writing in code or cipher
Examples
1 sentencesThe criminals used steganography to hide their communication in plain sight.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- act of writing in code or cipher:cryptographycodingsecret writing
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable