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traitor tracing

traitor tracing noun: a copyright infringement detection system which adds a unique salt to each copy of the material so that, if it is leaked, the person who leaked it can be identified.

Noun

traitor tracing (uncountable)

  1. A copyright infringement detection system which adds a unique salt to each copy of the material so that, if it is leaked, the person who leaked it can be identified.

Questions about traitor tracing

What does traitor tracing mean?
Traitor tracing means a copyright infringement detection system which adds a unique salt to each copy of the material so that, if it is leaked, the person who leaked it can be identified.
What part of speech is traitor tracing?
Traitor tracing is a noun.

Words near traitor tracing in the dictionary

  1. traiteur
  2. traiteurs
  3. traitless
  4. traitlike
  5. traitor
  6. traitor tracing
  7. traitor within the gates
  8. traitordom
  9. traitored
  10. traitoress
  11. traitoresse

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