embeddedencoding
nounUK /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of hiding secret information inside a picture, sound, or file so it looks normal.
The spy used embeddedencoding to hide the map inside a photo of a cat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of placing a small program or code inside a larger file or device.
The firmware update used embeddedencoding to store the driver inside the installer.
3. A method of storing text characters within a document's formatting or metadata.
The editor's embeddedencoding kept the hidden notes inside the PDF.
4. In machine learning, the technique of turning words or images into number patterns stored inside a model.
The chatbot relies on embeddedencoding to understand the meaning of sentences.