English Explanatory Dictionary

steganography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.

Pronunciation

/ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ /ˌstɛ.ɡəˈnɔ.ɡɹə.fi/ en-us-steganography.ogg

Word forms

steganography

Etymology

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

Related words

steganalyst steganogram steganographer steganographic steganophony cryptography

Translations

Bulgarian: стеганография Catalan: esteganografia Czech: steganografie Dutch: steganografie Finnish: steganografia French: stéganographie German: Steganographie Italian: steganografia Polish: steganografia Portuguese: esteganografia Romanian: steganografie Russian: стеганогра́фия Russian: та́йнопись Spanish: esteganografía
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