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steganography

[ steg-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the technique or practice of concealing a secret message or image in a digital file or physical object that is not secret, as when watermarking a digital image or using invisible ink.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of steganography1

First recorded in 1565–75; equivalent to Greek ²õ³Ù±ð²µ²¹²Ôó²õ “covered†( stego- ( def ) ) + -graphy ( def )
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The art of hiding secrets in plain sight is called steganography—distinct from the more commonly used cryptography, which hides the message itself but not the fact that it is being shared.

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It also brought attention to steganography, a way of disguising a secret message within another message.

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It was a technique called steganography, a means of hiding a data file within the code of another data file.

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Taken as a whole, "Gnomon" becomes an investigation into the use and abuse of technology, theories of time and existence, semiotics, steganography and the surveillance state.

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In some cases the hackers used a technique in known as steganography which hides malware in text and images.

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