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Concealment (also called abscondence or hiding) is obscuring something from view or rendering it inconspicuous, the opposite of exposure
Exposure

Exposure can refer to:In biology:* A condition of very poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods under weather, extreme temperatures or dangerous substances ...
. A military term is CCD: camouflage
Camouflage

Camouflage is a method of cryptic or concealing coloration that allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain invisibility through deception....
, concealment and deception
Deception

Deception is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true, or not the whole truth as in certain types of half-truths....
 (looks the same as the surroundings, cannot be seen, looks like something else, respectively); in a wider sense the other two are also forms of hiding.

The objective of hiding is often to keep the presence of an object or person secret
Secrecy

Secrecy or furtiveness is the practice of sharing information among a group of people, which can be as small as one person, while hiding it from all others....
, but in other cases not the presence is a secret, but only the location.

More generally an object may be hidden from view
Invisibility

Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be Visual perception. An object in this state is said to be invisible . The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by Magic or Technology means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real world, particularly in physic...
, either purposely, or as a side effect; in this case the presence of the object is not necessarily a secret.






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Concealment (also called abscondence or hiding) is obscuring something from view or rendering it inconspicuous, the opposite of exposure
Exposure

Exposure can refer to:In biology:* A condition of very poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods under weather, extreme temperatures or dangerous substances ...
. A military term is CCD: camouflage
Camouflage

Camouflage is a method of cryptic or concealing coloration that allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain invisibility through deception....
, concealment and deception
Deception

Deception is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true, or not the whole truth as in certain types of half-truths....
 (looks the same as the surroundings, cannot be seen, looks like something else, respectively); in a wider sense the other two are also forms of hiding.

The objective of hiding is often to keep the presence of an object or person secret
Secrecy

Secrecy or furtiveness is the practice of sharing information among a group of people, which can be as small as one person, while hiding it from all others....
, but in other cases not the presence is a secret, but only the location.

More generally an object may be hidden from view
Invisibility

Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be Visual perception. An object in this state is said to be invisible . The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by Magic or Technology means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real world, particularly in physic...
, either purposely, or as a side effect; in this case the presence of the object is not necessarily a secret. Examples:
  • Clothing
    Clothing

    A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
     hiding the skin or body shape from view; see also modesty
    Modesty

    Standards of modesty are aspects of the culture of a country or people, at a given point in time, and is a measure against which an individual in society may be judged....
  • Wall
    Wall

    A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into Room s, or protects or delineates a space in the open air....
  • Door
    Door

    A door is a moveable barrier used to cover an opening. Doors are used widely and are found in walls or partitions of a building or space, furniture such as cupboards, cage s, vehicles, and containers....
     of a cupboard
  • Window covering
    Window covering

    Window coverings are material used to cover a window to manage sunlight, to provide additional weatherproofing, to ensure privacy or for purely decorative purposes....


In nature

Many organisms have evolved various forms of concealment. See the articles to hide, camouflage
Camouflage

Camouflage is a method of cryptic or concealing coloration that allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain invisibility through deception....
 and mimicry.

Military tactics

  • In the genre of military tactics
    Military tactics

    Military tactics are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating an Enemy in battle. Changes in philosophy and technology over time have been reflected in changes to military tactics....
    , the term refers to any object, vegetation, terrain feature, or phenomenon (i.e., night, smoke, fog) that prevents a combatant
    Combatant

    A combatant is someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict. If a combatant follows the law of war, then they are considered a privileged combatant, and upon capture they qualify as a prisoner of war under the Third Geneva Convention ....
     (or unit of combatants) from being seen by the enemy. In differentiation from the similar concept of cover
    Cover (military)

    In military combat, the concept of cover refers to anything which is capable of physically protecting an individual from enemy fire. This differentiates it from the similar concept of concealment, in that an object or area of concealment only affords the benefit of stealth, not actual protection from small arms fire or artillery....
    , concealment cannot protect against actual projectiles.


Computer science and programming

  • Information hiding
    Information hiding

    Information hiding in computer science is the principle of hiding of design decisions in a computer program that are most likely to change, thus protecting other parts of the program from change if the design decision is changed....
     is the hiding of design decisions in a computer program that are most likely to change.


  • Hidden surface determination
    Hidden surface determination

    In 3D computer graphics, hidden surface determination is the process used to determine which surfaces and parts of surfaces are not visible from a certain viewpoint....
     is the process used to determine which surfaces and parts of surfaces are not visible from a certain viewpoint.


Information and data

  • Cryptography
    Cryptography

    Cryptography is the practice and study of hiding information. In modern times cryptography is considered a branch of both mathematics and computer science and is affiliated closely with information theory, computer security and engineering....
     is the study of message secrecy.
  • Steganography
    Steganography

    Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no-one apart from the sender and intended recipient suspects the existence of the message, a form of security through obscurity....
     is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the existence of the message; this is in contrast to cryptography, where the existence of the message itself is not disguised, but the content is obscured.


Fiction

  • Hiding Out
    Hiding Out

    Hiding Out is a 1987 in film starring Jon Cryer as a Wall Street broker "hiding out" as a high-school student as the mob tries to kill him....
    , a 1987 movie starring Jon Cryer.
  • A Figure in Hiding
    A Figure in Hiding

    A Figure In Hiding is Volume 16 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap....
    , Volume 16 in the original Hardy Boys book series.


Slang

  • In New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
     slang
    Slang

    Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
     a "hiding" may refer to a sound beating. Come here Rangi, I am gonna give you such a hiding


See also

  • Concealment device
    Concealment device

    Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary object such as a book, a candle, a can, or something as small as a coin....
  • Concealing birth
    Concealing birth

    Concealing a birth is the act of a parent failing to report the birth of a child. The term is sometimes used to refer to hiding the birth of a child from friends or family, but is most often used when the appropriate authorities have not been informed about a stillbirth or the death of a newborn....
  • Cover-up
    Cover-up

    A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to concealment evidence of wrong-doing, error, incompetence or other embarrassment information....
     (concealing evidence)
  • Hide and seek
    Hide and seek

    Hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek is a variant of the game tag , in which a number of players conceal themselves in the environment, to be found by one or more "seekers"....
  • Invisibility
    Invisibility

    Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be Visual perception. An object in this state is said to be invisible . The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by Magic or Technology means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real world, particularly in physic...
  • Landmine
  • Smuggling
    Smuggling

    Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules....
  • Stowaway
    Stowaway

    File:Chinasmuggle lg.jpgA stowaway is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as an fixed-wing aircraft, bus, ship or train, in order to travel without paying and without being detected....