coding vs steganography

coding

noun
  • A method of communicating important medical information discreetly and quickly between medical professionals and responders. 

  • The process of encoding or decoding. 

  • An encoding. 

  • The process of writing computer software code. 

  • A 1-uniform morphism; an injective morphism; a morphism that maps letter to letter 

  • An alternative therapy used to treat addictions by convincing the patient (through hypnosis, placebos, etc.) that the substance will harm or kill them if they use it again. 

steganography

noun
  • Specifically: the use of small computer files to communicate secret information. 

  • The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it. 

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