🌫️obfuscation

noun
ˌɒbfəsˈkeɪʃən

Meaning

The action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Deliberately making information or code unclear to make it difficult to understand

Example Sentences

The obfuscation of the data made it difficult to interpret.

Code obfuscation is used to protect software from hackers.

Synonyms

Confusion, Ambiguity, concealment, encryption, confusion
Entry 1
Confusion, Ambiguity
Entry 2
concealment, encryption, confusion

Antonyms

Clarity, Transparency, clarity, transparency, simplicity
Entry 1
Clarity, Transparency
Entry 2
clarity, transparency, simplicity

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