Dictionary

watermark en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/

Etymology

From water + mark.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

watermark disease · digital watermark

Synonyms

waterline

Translations (45)

ru водяно́й знак (translucent design impressed on paper) · pl znak wodny (translucent design impressed on paper) · uk водяни́й знак (translucent design impressed on paper) · de Wasserzeichen (translucent design impressed on paper) · ms tera air (translucent design impressed on paper) · bg воден знак (translucent design impressed on paper) · id cap kertas (translucent design impressed on paper) · cs vodoznak (translucent design impressed on paper) · pt marca d’água (translucent design impressed on paper) · el υδατόσημο (translucent design impressed on paper) · sk vodotlač (translucent design impressed on paper) · fr filigrane (translucent design impressed on paper) · sv vattenstämpel (translucent design impressed on paper) · tr filigran (translucent design impressed on paper) · da vandmærke (translucent design impressed on paper) · lv ūdenszīme (translucent design impressed on paper) · es filigrana (translucent design impressed on paper) · sv vattenmärke (translucent design impressed on paper) · tl piligrana (translucent design impressed on paper) · cmn 水印 (translucent design impressed on paper) · es marca de agua (translucent design impressed on paper) · it filigrana (translucent design impressed on paper) · kk сәулебелгі (translucent design impressed on paper) · es marca aguosa (translucent design impressed on paper) · ko 수위표 (translucent design impressed on paper) · cs filigrán (translucent design impressed on paper) · nb vannmerke (translucent design impressed on paper) · pt marca de água (translucent design impressed on paper) · ko 워터마크 (translucent design impressed on paper) · ca marca d'aigua (translucent design impressed on paper) · ca filigrana (translucent design impressed on paper) · nl watermerk (translucent design impressed on paper) · es marca hídrica (translucent design impressed on paper) · th ลายน้ำ (translucent design impressed on paper) · cs průsvitka (translucent design impressed on paper) · es marca acuosa (translucent design impressed on paper) · cs vodotisk (translucent design impressed on paper) · ja 水位標 (translucent design impressed on paper) · fi vesileima (translucent design impressed on paper) · nn vassmerke (translucent design impressed on paper) · nb vassmerke (translucent design impressed on paper) · es marca ácuea (translucent design impressed on paper) · hu vízjel (translucent design impressed on paper) · el υδατογράφημα (translucent design impressed on paper) · ja 透かし (translucent design impressed on paper)

watermark en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/

Etymology

From water + mark.

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (5)

el υδατοσημαίνω (to mark paper with a watermark) · fi vesileimata (to mark paper with a watermark) · fi vesileimata (to mark a datafile with a digital watermark) · fr filigraner (to mark paper with a watermark) · de mit Wasserzeichen versehen (to mark paper with a watermark)