Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Obfuscation
Obˊfus-ca′tion
(ŏbˊfŭs-kā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[L.
obfuscatio
.] The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.
“Obfuscation of the cornea.” E. Darwin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Obfuscation
OBFUS'CATION
,Noun.
Obfuscations of the cornea.
Definition 2024
obfuscation
obfuscation
English
Noun
obfuscation (countable and uncountable, plural obfuscations)
- (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.
- (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.
- (computing, uncountable) The option to alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
- You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
Translations
act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something
confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated
intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp
alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent
|