Dictionary entry
watermarking
TopicSafety & Ethics Senses1
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Definition of watermarking
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: hiding an invisible signal in AI-generated text, images, audio, or video so it can later be identified as machine-made
- The image carries a watermark that survives cropping and compression.
- Text watermarking is much harder than image watermarking.
Two meanings, one word
In everyday English
Adding a faint design to paper or images to show who made them.
In AI
Hiding an invisible signal in AI-generated text, images, audio, or video so it can later be identified as machine-made.
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"Watermarking." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/watermarking/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
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