cloaking
Making things invisible
Cloaking is the act of concealing or disguising something.
In science fiction, a cloaking device renders spacecraft invisible.
In computing, cloaking is a deceptive technique where a website shows different content to search engines than to human visitors—typically to manipulate search rankings.
The word suggests technological or deliberate concealment rather than simple hiding.
Concealment through visual blending
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- obscureUnknown to most
- maskFace-worn concealment
cover · screen · shield · envelop · smokescreen · eclipse · obfuscate · cloud
State of being unseen
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- shadowingFollowing to observe
reconnaissance · undercover · infiltration · spy · eavesdropping · ninja · ghosting · silent
State of being unseen
- metamaterialsEngineered composites with unusual properties
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
- adaptive camouflageSelf-adjusting visual concealment
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
electromagnetic · stealth aircraft · holography · optical · active camouflage · infrared · B-2 · F-117
Quality of protecting secrets
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- encryptionConverting data into code
anonymity · privacy · concealment · undisclosed · surreptitious · hush-hush · cryptography · redaction
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- impersonationPretending to be another
cover-up · pretense · alias · facade · charade · guise · subterfuge · sham
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
mask · cover · screen · shield · envelop · smokescreen · eclipse · obfuscate · cloud · blanket
invisibility
State of being unseen
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
shadowing · reconnaissance · undercover · infiltration · spy · eavesdropping · ninja · ghosting · silent · undetected
invisibility
State of being unseen
- metamaterialsEngineered composites with unusual properties
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
- adaptive camouflageSelf-adjusting visual concealment
nanotechnology · electromagnetic · stealth aircraft · holography · optical · active camouflage · infrared · B-2 · F-117 · Klingon
confidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
encryption · anonymity · privacy · concealment · undisclosed · surreptitious · hush-hush · cryptography · redaction · hidden
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- costumeClothing for portrayal
impersonation · cover-up · pretense · alias · facade · charade · guise · subterfuge · sham · fakery
armor
Protective combat covering
barrier · cover · sanctuary · refuge · haven · shelter · ward · aegis · protective · buffer
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- covering upwrapping, draping, veiling, shrouding, encasing
- sci-fi techteleporter, time travel, cryonics, force fields, time machine
- supernatural powerstelekinesis, telepathy, teleportation, levitation, invisibility
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, buttoning, zipping
- cloaking deviceApparatus enabling invisibility