Watermark

Quick meaning: Watermark is a noun meaning A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

Meaning

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
2. (graphical user interface) A default hint caption displayed in a text box prior to the user inputting any text.
3. A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.
4. (transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
5. (transitive) To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.
6. (computing) A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.

Word Forms

• watermarks
• watermarking
• watermarked

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