steg
/stɛɡ/
steg verb: to conceal (data) by means of steganography.
Verb
steg (third-person singular simple present stegs, present participle stegging, simple past and past participle stegged)
- To conceal (data) by means of steganography.
- Stego rasterizes the image, then stegs data into the least significant bit (or LSB) of each of the RGB color values.1994, Virtual Bob, “Crypto Maniac”, in comp.sys.mac.programmer (Usenet)
- Another project being worked on is stegging banned religious books from every language and putting them on the web.2002, the Pull, “getting started”, in alt.fan.cult-dead-cow (Usenet)
Noun
steg (plural stegs)
- A gander.
- […]the males [geese] (Gander or Steg)1809, Thomas Bewick, History of British Birds
Forms of steg
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | stegs |
| present participle | stegging |
| past participle | stegged |
| past | stegged |
| Noun | |
| plural | stegs |
| alternative form | stag |
Origin of steg
Clipping of steganography.
From Middle English steg, from Old Norse steggr, a word for the male of several animals, from Proto-Germanic *staggijaz. Compare stag.
Words that rhyme with steg
Questions about steg
- What does steg mean?
- Steg means to conceal (data) by means of steganography.
- What part of speech is steg?
- Steg can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce steg?
- Steg is pronounced /stɛɡ/.
- What is the past tense of steg?
- The past tense of steg is stegged.
Words near steg in the dictionary
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