not clear vs opaque

not clear

opaque

noun
  • Something which is opaque rather than translucent. 

adj
  • Neither reflecting nor emitting light. 

  • Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent. 

  • Obtuse, stupid. 

  • Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators. 

  • Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of. 

verb
  • To make, render (more) opaque. 

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