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cover text

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noun

  1. a text that conceals an encoded message.


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The response began: As sirens blared with instructions to take cover, text messages went out to students, faculty and staff.

From Seattle Times Sep. 13, 2023

But Cachin’s proof depended on a critical assumption about the message hiding the secret, known as the cover text.

From Scientific American Jun. 15, 2023

The COP27 agreement cover text included language on multilateral development bank reform, encouraging the banks to do more with their capital and calling on shareholders to move this along.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2022

The four-page draft cover text released Friday is a more consolidated version of a sprawling list of proposals the Egyptian COP27 presidency had published the day before.

From Washington Post Nov. 18, 2022

"The cover text still needs a tremendous amount of work," he told Reuters.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2022

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