- obfuscation
- noun see obfuscate
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Obfuscation — Ob fus*ca tion ([o^]b f[u^]s*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. obfuscatio.] The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. Obfuscation of the cornea. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obfuscation — index concealment, evasion, obscuration, opacity, pretext Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
obfuscation — (n.) early 15c., originally medical, the darkening of a sore, from L. obfuscationem (nom. obfuscatio), noun of action from pp. stem of obfuscare (see OBFUSCATE (Cf. obfuscate)) … Etymology dictionary
Obfuscation — For the term as used in computer science, see Obfuscated code. Obfuscation (or beclouding) is the hiding of intended meaning in communication, making communication confusing, wilfully ambiguous, and harder to interpret.[citation needed] Contents… … Wikipedia
Obfuscation — L obfuscation, assombrissement, ou obscurcissement[1] est une stratégie de protection de la vie privée qui consiste à publier en quantité des informations. De cette manière, on tente de noyer les informations existantes que l on souhaite cacher.… … Wikipédia en Français
obfuscation — noun a) 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. During the debate, the candidate sighed at his… … Wiktionary
obfuscation — obfuscate ► VERB ▪ make unclear or unintelligible. DERIVATIVES obfuscation noun obfuscatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin obfuscare darken … English terms dictionary
Obfuscation (song) — Obfuscation Single by Between the Buried and Me Released September 29, 2009 Recorded June July 2009 … Wikipedia
obfuscation — See obfuscate. * * * … Universalium
obfuscation — 1. A rendering dark or obscure. 2. A deliberate attempt to confuse or to prevent understanding. [L. ob fusco, pp. atus, to darken, fr. fuscus, dark, tawny] … Medical dictionary
