steganography en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˌstɛ.ɡəˈnɔ.ɡɹə.fi/ (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
She shewed me a short manuscript in French, where the great work was clearly explained. She told me that she did not keep it under lock and key, because it was written in a cypher, the secret of which was known only to herself. "You do not believe, then, in steganography."
1894, Arthur Machen, transl., The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798, volume 11: Paris and Holland, translation of original by Giacomo Casanova:
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(uncountable) The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.
Using the steganography tools available today, suspects can even hide data inside JPEGs and audio files.
2005, Chris Davis, David Cowen, Aaron Philipp, Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics: Secrets & Solutions, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN:
Relateds
cryptography · steganogram · steganographic · steganophony · steganalyst · steganographer
Translations (15)
mk тајнопис (steganography) · fi steganografia (steganography) · ru стеганогра́фия (steganography) · it steganografia (steganography) · pt esteganografia (steganography) · fr stéganographie (steganography) · es esteganografía (steganography) · ca esteganografia (steganography) · ro steganografie (steganography) · de Steganographie (steganography) · nl steganografie (steganography) · bg стеганография (steganography) · cs steganografie (steganography) · ru та́йнопись (steganography) · pl steganografia (steganography)