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"sense": "alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obfuscation"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Entstellung"
}
],
"word": "obfuscation"
}
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