Watermark (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.
  2. water line (def. 5).
  3. a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.
  4. a small piece of code or identifiable data sequence embedded into a digital file, usually an image or an audio or video file, as a traceable marker of origin or ownership.
verb (used with object)
  1. to mark (paper or a digital file) with a watermark.
  2. to impress (a design, pattern, etc.), as a watermark.
  3. to place (a digital identifier) into a file.
noun
  1. a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light
  2. another word for water line (def. 1), water line (def. 2)
verb (tr)
  1. to mark (paper) with a watermark
Watermark (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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