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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
act of writing in code or cipher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cryptography, coding, secret writing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing, committal to writing
Narrower terms: encoding, encryption, recoding, decoding, decryption, decipherment
History
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
