steganography

Meaning

1. (uncountable) 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. (uncountable) Specifically: the use of small computer files to communicate secret information.

Synonyms

coding

cryptography

secret writing

phonography

shorthand

stenography

Translations

stéganographie

esteganografía

steganografie

Steganographie

Steganografie

esteganografia

codificació

تشْفِيْر

Kurzschrift

estenografia

Stenografie

Stenogramm

Stenographie

taquigrafia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.

Sentences

The simple representation also lends itself to steganography .