Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of watermark.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watermark.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word watermarks.

Examples

  • In recent years, screeners have been issued on DVDs that contain watermarks — hidden data strings — used to trace leaks back to their sources.

    Boing Boing 2006

  • Others use digital codes -- called watermarks -- to keep tabs on advance CDs sent out for reviews.

    Heard On The Street 2007

  • The watermarks were the same and showed that she had used what she found ready to her hand.

    The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story Charles Bryce

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RYAN NAKASHIMA 2011

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    In awards season, movie leakers are 'Enemy Within' - Yahoo! Finance 2011

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RYAN NAKASHIMA 2011

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    In awards season, movie leakers are 'Enemy Within' - Yahoo! Finance 2011

  • Investigators followed the trail of unique disc identifiers called watermarks and convicted two men of felony copyright infringement.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Google co-founder Sergei Brin added that while open-source software doesn't really coexist with the traditional DRM approach (in which the software tries to keep secrets from its user), video sites could use other techniques to discourage widespread sharing, such as watermarks or fingerprints in a video that would identify who shared it.

    Details on Google's Chrome Store and WebM plans 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.