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Obfuscation vs. Obscurification: What's the Difference?

Obfuscation and Obscurification Definitions

Obfuscation

To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
"A great effort was made ... to obscure or obfuscate the truth" (Robert Conquest).

Obscurification

The act of making something obscure, or (in computing) obfuscating source code etc.

Obfuscation

To render indistinct or dim; darken
The fog obfuscated the shore.

Obfuscation

(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.

Obfuscation

The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
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Obfuscation

(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.

Obfuscation

(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.

Obfuscation

The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.

Obfuscation

Confusion resulting from failure to understand

Obfuscation

The activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
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Obfuscation

Darkening or obscuring the sight of something

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