obfuscation
noun formal uk/ˌɒb.fʌsˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɑːb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/
[ C or U ]（故意的）混淆
the act of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally, or an instance of this
They accused the White House of obstruction and obfuscation. 他们指责白宫故意阻挠，混淆视听。
She criticized the company's deliberate obfuscation of its finances. 她批评该公司故意混淆财务状况。
Myths, obfuscations, and lies have long enshrouded the disgraced leader. 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 ] computing specialized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）
the act of creating computer code (= instructions used to program computers) that is difficult for humans to understand, in order to reduce the code size and hide it from other people
Obfuscation is a technique by which code is transformed into a form that is semantically the same as the original program, but is difficult to extract meaning from. 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 will drastically reduce the size of the file, so data transfers between server and client will be fast. 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
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- She was horrified by his lies and obfuscation.
- Fighting your way through the bureaucratic obfuscation that surrounds the help available is no easy task.
- More delays and obfuscation can be expected from the government.