obfuscation

ˌɑːbfəˈskeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of obfuscation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

intentional confusionact of making something unclear or difficult to understand

His explanation added more obfuscation than clarity..

confusion

mystification

communicationinstance of intentionally obscuring information

The report was full of obfuscations to mislead readers.

confusion

mystification

technology

TECH.

the process of altering code to hide its purpose

TECH.

Obfuscation is used to protect software from reverse engineering.

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data obfuscation

hiding data to prevent unauthorized access

Data obfuscation is crucial for protecting sensitive information.

Origin of obfuscation

Latin, ob (against) + fuscare (darken)

Examples of obfuscation in a sentence

Obfuscation in his speech left everyone confused.
His speech was filled with obfuscation to confuse the audience.
The contract contained obfuscations that were hard to understand.
The obfuscation of the code made it unreadable.
Developers often use obfuscation to secure applications.

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French:obscurcissement, dissimulation, ...
German:absichtliche Verwirrung, Verschleierung, ...
Italian:offuscamento, ...
Spanish:ofuscación, oscurecimiento, ...
Portuguese:ofuscação, obscurecimento, ...
Chinese:混淆, 代码混淆, ...
Japanese:混乱, 曖昧な表現, ...
Arabic:تَعْتِيم, تَمْوِيه, ...
Hebrew:עִרְפּוּל, טִשְׁטוּשׁ, ...
Russian:запутанность, запутывание, ...
Ukrainian:затемнення, заплутування, ...
Hindi:भ्रमोत्पादन, अस्पष्टीकरण, ...
Bengali:ধোঁয়াশা সৃষ্টি, ধোঁয়াশা, ...
Catalan:ofuscació, obscuriment, ...
Czech:zatemňování, obfuskace, ...
Danish:obfuskation, tågesnak, ...
Dutch:verwarring, obfuscatie, ...
Greek:συσκότιση, απόκρυψη, ...
Hungarian:elhomályosítás, homályosítás, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យស្មុគស្មាញ, ការបំបាំងព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:혼란, 모호함, ...
Persian:ابهام‌افکنی, پنهان‌کاری, ...
Polish:zaciemnienie, zaciemnianie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofuscação, obscurecimento, ...
Romanian:confuzie, obscuritate, ...
Swedish:fördunkling, obfuskering, ...
Thai:การทำให้คลุมเครือ, การปกปิดข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:karartma, bilgi gizleme, ...
Vietnamese:sự làm cho mơ hồ, sự mập mờ, ...

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