obfuscation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English obfuscacioun, from Latin obfuscātiō, obfuscātiōnem, from obfuscāre (“to darken”), from ob (“over”) + fuscāre (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɑb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔb.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɒb.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɔ̟b.fəˈskæɪ.ʃən] Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === obfuscation (countable and uncountable, plural obfuscations) (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. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== obfuscate obfuscatory ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English obfuscation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔp.fys.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === obfuscation f (plural obfuscations) (programming) obfuscation