transparency
- For resources, transparency means that they can be accessed without revealing them and where they are implemented.
- Transparency of protocols means that the inner workings of the protocol remain hidden. The transmission system can thus transmit a data stream regardless of the transmission speed, code or transmission method. A distinction is made between code transparency, - no particular code is assumed -, speed transparency, - free choice of the transmission speed - time transparency, - this is the inherent delay of the network - and bit transparency - the use of arbitrary bit patterns.
- Data transparency is spoken of when no misinterpretation of the data as control signals is possible. Any bit or byte sequence that could be interpreted as a flag or command is modified before transmission and converted back to its original state after reception.
- Inlight and color theory, transparency is when a material allows light to shine through without scattering it. One transparency technique used in image processing is alpha blending.