steganography
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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steganography (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.
- (computing, cryptography) The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.
Usage notes
[edit]- Steganography differs from cryptography in that cryptography conceals only the content of the message through encryption, while steganography conceals the presence of the message itself.
Related terms
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- (cover)
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms suffixed with -graphy
- English 5-syllable words
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- English terms with audio pronunciation
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