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obfuscator

obfuscator noun: a software program that modifies another program to make it harder to decompile or reverse-engineer. Also the agent noun of obfuscate.

Noun

obfuscator (plural obfuscators)

  1. A software program that modifies another program to make it harder to decompile or reverse-engineer.

Also used as

obfuscator is also the agent noun of obfuscate.

Forms of obfuscator

pluralobfuscators

Origin of obfuscator

From obfuscate + -or.

Questions about obfuscator

What does obfuscator mean?
Obfuscator means a software program that modifies another program to make it harder to decompile or reverse-engineer.
What part of speech is obfuscator?
Obfuscator is a noun.
What is the plural of obfuscator?
The plural of obfuscator is obfuscators.

Words near obfuscator in the dictionary

  1. obfuscateth
  2. obfuscating
  3. obfuscation
  4. obfuscational
  5. obfuscations
  6. obfuscator
  7. obfuscatorily
  8. obfuscators
  9. obfuscatory
  10. obfuscity
  11. obfuscous

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