The Death of Fissiparous and Other Words: A Dictionary of Words & Phrases on the Verge of Extinction

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steganography

steg-a-NAWG-ra-fee

noun

writing that is in code; cryptology

2002William GibsonPattern RecognitionSteganography is about concealing information by spreading it throughout other information.

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