data hiding
ˈdeɪtə ˈhaɪdɪŋ
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Definition of data hiding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
technologyTECH.restricting access to data details in programmingTECH.
  • Data hiding is essential for encapsulation in object-oriented programming.
encapsulation information hiding
2.
privacyTECH.process of concealing data within other dataTECH.
  • Steganography is a form of data hiding used in digital images.
data obfuscation
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Expressions with data

massage the datav.
change numbers or information to make results look better
They tried to massage the data before the report was published.
a flood of datan.
overwhelming amount of information to process
The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.
torture the datav.
manipulate data to get desired results
The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.
basic datan.
essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something
The form asks for basic data like your name and address.
customer datan.
information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details
The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.
data collectorn.
person whose job is to gather information for some purpose
The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with hiding

into hidingadv.
moving to a place where one cannot be found
The witness went into hiding after the trial.
get a hidingv.
receive a physical punishment or beating
He will get a hiding if he misbehaves.
give a hidingv.
hit someone as a form of punishment
The teacher threatened to give a hiding to the misbehaving student.
give someone a good hidingv.
hit or beat someone as punishment
If you misbehave, I'll give you a good hiding.
give someone a hidingv.
defeat someone soundly in a competition
Our team gave their rivals a hiding in the final match.
hiding behind a maskadj.
pretending to be someone else
He was hiding behind a mask to avoid detection.
hiding in the wingsn.
being prepared to take action
The new manager was hiding in the wings, ready to step in.
hiding to nothingadj.
in a situation with no positive outcome
She felt she was on a hiding to nothing with the impossible task.
come out of hidingv.
leave a secret or hidden place and become visible
The rabbit finally came out of hiding.
go into hidingv.
hide oneself to avoid being found or caught
The suspect had to go into hiding after the robbery.

Terms related to data hiding

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hideconcealmentencryptionfirewallobfuscationprivacyprotectionsecrecysecuritycamouflage

Terms with data hiding included in their meaning

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data obfuscationn.
security
hiding data to prevent unauthorized access
steganographyn.
hidden messages
practice of hiding messages within other data

Examples of data hiding in a sentence

  • Effective data hiding enhances software security.
  • Data hiding is crucial for secure communications.
  • Hackers often use data hiding to protect their information.

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  1. French:masquage de données, dissimulation de données, ...
  2. German:Datenkapselung, Datenverbergung, ...
  3. Italian:nascondimento dei dati, ...
  4. Spanish:ocultación de datos, encubrimiento de datos, ...
  5. Portuguese:ocultação de dados, ...
  6. Chinese:数据隐藏, 数据隐匿, ...
  7. Japanese:データ隠蔽, データ隠し, ...
  8. Arabic:إِخْفَاءُ الْبَيَانَاتِ, تَمْوِيهُ الْبَيَانَاتِ, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַסְתָּרַת נְתוּנִים, ...
  10. Russian:сокрытие данных, скрытие данных, ...
  11. Ukrainian:приховування даних, маскування даних, ...
  12. Hindi:डेटा छुपाना, डेटा छिपाव, ...
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