steganography

Definitions of steganography

1. noun

   act of writing in code or cipher
   synonyms: coding, cryptography, secret writing

   types:

   encoding, encryption

   the activity of converting data or information into code

   recoding

   converting from one code to another

   decipherment, decoding, decryption

   the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

   compression

   encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

   decompression

   restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display

   data encryption

   (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

   type of:

   committal to writing, writing

   the activity of putting something in written form