watermark

[waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er-]

noun

1. a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.

2. water line.

3. a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.

4. Computers.,  Also digital watermark 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. Computers.,  to place (a digital identifier) into a file.

watermark

/ ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk /

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 water line

verb

1. to mark (paper) with a watermark

Other Word Forms

• unwatermarked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of watermark¹

First recorded in 1625–35; water + mark ¹

Example Sentences

Stability AI was found responsible for producing images on which the watermark "Getty" or the subsidiary name "iStock" appeared, a partial win in its trade mark infringement claim.

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Though all outputs carry a visible watermark, numerous websites now offer watermark removal for Sora videos.

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The photos, which as of Tuesday remained on her Instagram and X with no visible watermark, show her in white fur coat and slip dress, clutching a Chanel purse.

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Its images are likely to be initially used in social media posts, with watermarks that make their AI use clear, it added.

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This record for me was the high watermark of what music could do … and proof that Cuban compositions belonged right next to Beethoven.

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