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steganography.

The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another innocuous message, image, audio file, or physical object in a way that hides the very existence of the hidden information from casual observation.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/UK/ˌstɛ.ɡəˈnɔ.ɡɹə.fi/US
  1. The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another innocuous message, image, audio file, or physical object in a way that hides the very existence of the hidden information from casual observation.

    uncountable
  2. The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós, “cover, roof”) + -graphy.

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