Steganography Definition

stĕgə-nŏgrə-fē

noun

The deliberate concealment of data within other data, as by embedding digitized text in a digitized image.

American Heritage

The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found.

Wiktionary

Specifically: the use of small files in computers to communicate secret information.

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Origin of Steganography

New Latin steganographia cryptography, cipher Greek steganos covered (from stegein to cover (s)teg- in Indo-European roots) -graphiā -graphy

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganos, “cover, roof") + γράφω (graphō, “I write")

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