Obfuscation vs Bureaucratese - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating]], or [[obscure#verb, obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
(countable) A single instance of intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp.
(computing, uncountable) The option to alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
Any language containing many non-essential words intended to imply more importance or intelligence than is actually present.
Obfuscation is a see also of bureaucratese.
As nouns the difference between obfuscation and bureaucratese
is that obfuscation is (uncountable) the act or process of obfuscating]], or [[obscure#verb|obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret while bureaucratese is a style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.obfuscation
English
(wikipedia obfuscation)Noun
- During the debate, the candidate sighed at his opponent's obfuscations .
- You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
bureaucratese
English
Noun
(-)- The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese : it was completely content-free.