watermark

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Noun

watermark (plural watermarks)

1. A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
2. (by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
3. (computing) A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
4. A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.

Translations

• French: filigrane
• German: Wasserzeichen
• Italian: filigrana
• Portuguese: marca d'água, marca de água
• Russian: водяно́й знак
• Spanish: marca de agua, filigrana

Verb

watermark (watermarks, present participle watermarking; past and past participle watermarked)

1. (transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
2. (transitive) To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.

Translations

• French: filigraner
• German: mit Wasserzeichen versehen

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