watermark

  1. Noun.  A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
  2. Noun.  (computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To mark a datafile with a watermark.

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