obscuring methods
[/əbˈskjʊərɪŋ ˈmɛθədz/]
noun phrasepl: obscuring methods
métodos de ocultação
1. Techniques or strategies used to hide, conceal, or make something unclear or difficult to understand
The company used obscuring methods to hide its financial irregularities from investors.
A empresa utilizou métodos de ocultação para esconder suas irregularidades financeiras dos investidores.
2. Deliberate tactics employed in communication, coding, or presentation to prevent clear comprehension or detection
Hackers employed obscuring methods to disguise malicious code in the software.
Os hackers empregaram métodos de ocultação para disfarçar código malicioso no software.
3. In legal or business contexts, practices that deliberately complicate or obscure factual information
The contract contained obscuring methods that made the actual costs difficult to identify.
O contrato continha métodos de ocultação que tornavam os custos reais difíceis de identificar.
The term is commonly used in both American and Brazilian professional, legal, and journalistic contexts when discussing corporate scandals, financial crimes, or deceptive practices. In Brazil, there is particular emphasis on this phrase in discussions about governmental transparency and corporate accountability, reflecting growing demands for 'transparência' in public and private institutions.
NYC Slang
cover-up tactics
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