"obscurification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obscurifications [plural]
Etymology: obscure + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obscure|ification}} obscure + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obscurification (countable and uncountable, plural obscurifications)
  1. (colloquial, slang, used as a nonce only) The act of making something obscure, or (in computing) obfuscating source code etc. Tags: colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable Related terms: obscurify, obfuscation
    Sense id: en-obscurification-en-noun-Qvnd3pV2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification

Inflected forms

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