watermarks
Embedded paper patterns
Watermarks are faint designs or patterns embedded in paper, visible when held to light, originally used to identify the papermaker and now commonly seen in currency to prevent counterfeiting.
Digital watermarks are invisible codes embedded in images, audio, or video to track ownership or detect unauthorized copying: The stock photo still had watermarks on it.
To watermark something is to apply such a mark.
Medium of exchange
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- documentsFormal written records
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- verificationProving something accurate
authenticity · provenance · forgery · counterfeiting · forensics · validation · genuineness · legitimacy
Company identifying symbol
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- identityWho someone is
trademark · imprint · letterpress · certificates · luxury · prestige · custom · personalized
Soft wet mass
- moldForm-giving container
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- linenFlax-derived textile
handmade · artisanal · translucent · vellum · stationery · letterhead · mill · embossing
Permitting diffused light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- backlitLit from behind
- opacityImpermeability to light
- faintWeak and indistinct
subtle · ghosted · light-sensitive · window · reveal · hidden · embedded · layers
Exclusive reproduction rights
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- photographyCreating images from light
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- steganographyHiding data within media
invisible · visible · embedding · overlay · protection · piracy · licensing · attribution
currency
Medium of exchange
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- documentsFormal written records
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
verification · authenticity · provenance · forgery · counterfeiting · forensics · validation · genuineness · legitimacy · seals
logo
Company identifying symbol
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- corporateOf or relating to companies
identity · trademark · imprint · letterpress · certificates · luxury · prestige · custom · personalized · emblem
pulp
Soft wet mass
linen · handmade · artisanal · translucent · vellum · stationery · letterhead · mill · embossing
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- backlitLit from behind
- opacityImpermeability to light
faint · subtle · ghosted · light-sensitive · window · reveal · hidden · embedded · layers
copyright
Exclusive reproduction rights
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- photographyCreating images from light
- metadataDescriptive information about content
steganography · invisible · visible · embedding · overlay · protection · piracy · licensing · attribution · creator
- Post-productionediting, editor, color grading, film editor, color correction
- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, fake money, fake bills
- currency manufacturingminting, paper money, banknotes, printing plates, coin press
- marks & markersnotches, cattle brands, hallmarks, boundary stones, mile markers
- British stampsdefinitives, commemoratives, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps
- Check Fraud Preventionsignature verification, microprinting, fraud detection, security features, tamper detection
watermarksbold text
Darkened type for emphasis
headlines · letterhead · headers · banners · overlays
watermarksadhesive labels
Sticky-backed identification markers
overprints · stamps · stickers · labels · decals