obfuscation

noun4

1. •
   The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.

   • You need to turn on obfuscation for these classes.
2. •
   (formal) 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.
3. •
   (formal) 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.
4. •
   (formal) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.