watermark

Meaning

Noun

1. A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
2. (broadly) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
3. A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
4. A default hint caption displayed in a text box prior to the user inputting any text.
5. A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.

Verb

1. (transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
2. (transitive) To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.

Synonyms

water line

water level

filigree

waterline

wmk

Translations

Wasserzeichen

filigrane

filigrana

watermerk

filigrana

filigrana

marca de agua

filigran

υδατόσημο

υδατογράφημα

marca d'água

marca d’água

papiermerk

linha de água

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/

Etymology

From water + mark.