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Webster 1913 Edition


Steganography

Stegˊa-nog′ra-phy

(stĕgˊȧ-nŏg′rȧ-fy̆)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
στεγανόσ
covered (fr.
στέγειν
to cover closely) +
-graphy
.]
1.
The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who have the key; cryptography.

Webster 1828 Edition


Steganography

STEGANOGRAPHY

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Noun.
[supra.] The art of writing in ciphers or characters which are not intelligible, except to the persons who correspond with each other.

Definition 2024


steganography

steganography

English

Noun

steganography (uncountable)

  1. The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it.
  2. Specifically: the use of small files in computers to communicate secret information. Compare cryptography for a more general idea.

Usage notes

Steganography differs from cryptography in that cryptography conceals only the content of the message through encryption. Steganography conceals the presence of the message itself.

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