salting
nounUK /ˈsɔːltɪŋ/
US /ˈsɔːltɪŋ/
Salting is putting salt on food to make it taste better or to keep it from spoiling.
The chef was salting the soup before serving it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of adding salt to roads to melt ice in winter.
The city trucks began salting the roads after the snowstorm.
3. A trick where fake valuable ore is placed in a mine to fool people into thinking it is rich.
The miners were caught salting the claim to attract investors.
4. Adding extra data to a password so it is harder to guess or crack.
Good websites use salting to keep passwords safe.