covertscripting
nounUK /ˈkʌvətˌskrɪptɪŋ/
US /ˈkoʊvərtˌskrɪptɪŋ/
Covertscripting is writing secret code in a hidden way so others cannot easily read it.
The spies used covertscripting to send messages that looked like ordinary shopping lists.
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2. The practice of writing scripts that hide their true purpose from users or reviewers.
Security analysts flagged the covertscripting in the app's update.
3. A style of programming that conceals logic inside seemingly harmless files.
The malware relied on covertscripting within image files.
4. Writing in a deliberately obscure shorthand understood only by insiders.
Her notebook was full of covertscripting that only her team could decode.