steganography
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steganography
- /ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ UK
- /ˌstɛ.ɡəˈnɔ.ɡɹə.fi/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.
noun
- 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. She shewed me a short manuscript in French, where the great work was clearly explained. She told me that she did not keep it under lock and key, because it was written in a cypher, the secret of which was known only to herself. "You do not believe, then, in steganography."
- The use of small computer files to communicate secret information. Using the steganography tools available today, suspects can even hide data inside JPEGs and audio files.
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noun steganography
| Español | esteganografía |
|---|---|
| Português | esteganografia |
| Français | stéganographie |
| Deutsch | Steganographie |
| Italiano | steganografia |
| Română | steganografie |
| Русский | стеганогра́фия steganográfija, та́йнопись tájnopisʹ |
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title = {steganography},
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