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Word Message Image File Steganography November Noun Steg Uh Nah Gruh Fee

Steganography is the art or practice of concealing a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file.

Esteganografía es el arte o práctica de ocultar un mensaje, imagen o archivo dentro de otro mensaje, imagen o archivo.

Word steganography
Date November 26, 2006
Type noun
Syllables steg-uh-NAH-gruh-fee
Etymology "Steganography" is a word that was resurrected after being in disuse for almost 150 years! It was put to rest in the early 1800s, labeled an archaic synonym of "cryptography" by dictionary makers, but was brought back to life in the 1980s as a word for a type of digital cryptography. There is nothing cryptic about the word's origin; it is based on the Greek word "steganos," meaning "covered" or "reticent."
Examples No doubt, the Internet has enriched society, but it has a flip side; terrorists, for instance, can secretly network online using steganography.
Definition : the art or practice of concealing a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file

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