obfuscation
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English obfuscacioun, from Latin obfuscatio, from obfuscāre, from ob + fuscāre, from fuscus.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/
obfuscation (formal)
- (uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
- (computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
- You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
- (computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
- (uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
- (countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
- During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations.
- French: obscurcissement
- German: Verdunkelung, Vernebelung, Verschleierung
- Portuguese: ofuscamento
- German: Verdunkelung, Vernebelung
- Portuguese: ofuscamento
- German: Vernebelung, Verschleierung
- Portuguese: ofuscamento
- French: obfuscation
- German: Entstellung
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