embedded-signcoding
nounUK /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ˈsaɪnkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ˈsaɪnkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of hiding secret signs or codes inside something else so they are hard to see.
The spy used embedded-signcoding to hide a message inside a picture.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of placing coded markers into a digital file so its source can be traced.
The photographer used embedded-signcoding to prove the image was hers.
3. A method of adding tiny signals to a video or audio stream to carry extra information.
The broadcast used embedded-signcoding to send subtitles along with the sound.
4. A technique in which symbols are woven into a pattern so only trained readers can find them.
The puzzle relied on embedded-signcoding hidden in the wallpaper design.