obfuscation
noun
formaluk/ˌɒb.fʌsˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/[CorU]
theactof making something lessclearand lesseasytounderstand,especiallyintentionally, or aninstanceof this:
(故意的)混淆TheyaccusedtheWhiteHouseofobstructionand obfuscation.他们指责白宫故意阻挠,混淆视听。
Shecriticizedthe company'sdeliberateobfuscation ofitsfinances.她批评该公司故意混淆财务状况。
Myths, obfuscations, andlieshavelongenshroudedthedisgracedleader.神话、蒙蔽和谎言长期以来一直笼罩着这位不光彩的领袖。
[U]
theactof puttingfalseorconfusinginformationon theinternet,especiallyusingspecialsoftware, inordertostopsearchenginesbeingabletocollectinformationabout you:
Obfuscation gets you used to theideathat you do not have toproviderealinformationabout yourself.
Obfuscation does notactuallycurtailonlinetracking.
[U]computingspecialized
theactofcreatingcomputercode(=instructionsused toprogramcomputers)that isdifficultforhumanstounderstand, inordertoreducethecodesizeandhideit from otherpeople:
代码混淆(通过故意生成人类难以理解的机器码来压缩代码大小以及防止代码被破解)Obfuscation is atechniqueby whichcodeistransformedinto aformthat issemanticallythe same as theoriginalprogram, but isdifficulttoextractmeaningfrom.代码混淆是一种将代码转换为语义上与原始程序相同但形式上让人难以理解的技术。
Obfuscation willdrasticallyreducethesizeof thefile, sodatatransfersbetweenserverandclientwill befast.代码混淆将大大压缩文件的大小,因此服务器和客户端之间的数据传输速度将会非常快。
See also
encryption
- She washorrifiedby hisliesand obfuscation.
- Fightingyourway through thebureaucraticobfuscation thatsurroundsthehelpavailableis noeasytask.
- Moredelaysand obfuscation can beexpectedfrom thegovernment.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- euphemism
- hedge
- hedging
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil
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