watermark
Embedded authenticity pattern
A watermark is a faint design visible in paper when held to light, created during manufacture to indicate origin or prevent counterfeiting.
Currency and official documents bear watermarks as security features.
The term extends to digital marks embedded in images or documents to establish ownership: The photographer's watermark appeared across every preview.
To watermark is to add such a mark.
Permitting diffused light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- faintWeak and indistinct
- visibleAble to be seen
- subtleNot immediately obvious
impression · backlit · ghostly · shadow · reveal
Fraudulent imitation
- hologram3D image from light
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- tamper-evidentShows if opened
forgery · currency · banknote · certificate · fraud · genuine · detect · ultraviolet
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
- corporateOf or relating to companies
identity · stationery · monogram · imprint · seal · crest · insignia · hallmark
Soft wet mass
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- textureSurface tactile quality
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
cotton · linen · laid · wove · bond · letterhead · stationery · cardstock
Exclusive reproduction rights
- embedFix within surrounding material
- invisibleCannot be seen
- visibleAble to be seen
- steganographyHiding data within media
metadata · ownership · piracy · protection · encoding · extraction · detection · robust
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- faintWeak and indistinct
- visibleAble to be seen
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
- hologram3D image from light
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- verificationProving something accurate
tamper-evident · forgery · currency · banknote · certificate · fraud · genuine · detect · ultraviolet · blacklight
logo
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
corporate · identity · stationery · monogram · imprint · seal · crest · insignia · hallmark · colophon
pulp
Soft wet mass
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- textureSurface tactile quality
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
parchment · cotton · linen · laid · wove · bond · letterhead · stationery · cardstock · archival
copyright
Exclusive reproduction rights
steganography · metadata · ownership · piracy · protection · encoding · extraction · detection · robust · fragile
bug
Crawling creature or defect
channel · streaming · broadcast · superimpose
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- screen elementsbutton, icon, menu, cursor, toolbar
- counterfeit detectionUV light, hologram, serial number, magnetic strip, microprinting
- security featuresholograms, hologram, security tape, UV ink, intaglio
- security sealstamper seal, safety seal, security sticker, security tape, wax seal
- screen graphicschyron, bug, caption, subtitle, news ticker
watermarkstamp
Mark-making device
seal · wax seal · certificate of authenticity · notary stamp · signature
watermarkunmarked
Having no visible identification
blank · clean copy · unbranded · anonymous · unattributed