Transparency Explained

Transparency, transparence or transparent most often refer to:

Transparency (optics), transmitting light

(Note: Many of the articles listed below use "transparency" metaphorically, meaning that everything is visible, nothing is hidden.)

Transparency may also refer to:

Literal uses

Transparency (photography), a transparent photograph
Transparency (projection), for use with an overhead projector
Electromagnetically induced transparency

Animals and plants

Fish species:
- Asiatic glassfish
- Transparent goby
White Transparent, a cultivar of apple

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups and labels

Transparency (record label), North America
Transparent (band), New York, US

Albums

Transparency, by the Herb Robertson Quintet, 1985
Transparent, by Coil, 1984
Transparent, by LaRue 2001
Transparente, by Mariza, 2005
Transparence, by Markize, 2007

Songs

"Transparency", by PartyNextDoor from the 2016 album PartyNextDoor 3
"Transparent", by Suzi Quatro from album Main Attraction
"Transparent", by In Flames from the album Reroute to Remain
"Transparency", by SoFaygo from the album Pink Heartz

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Transparent (book), by Cris Beam
Transparent (film), a 2005 documentary
Transparent (TV series), US

Computing and mathematics

Transparency (data compression), perceptually lossless
Transparency (human–computer interaction), a change not affecting interface
Transparency (telecommunication), transmitting signal unchanged
- Network transparency
Alpha compositing, creating apparent transparency
- Image masks in computer graphics
- Transparency (graphic) in image formats
- Transparency (pseudo), in X or X11 Window System
Location transparency, independence of location
Order-independent transparency in 3D computer graphics
Referential transparency, replacing subexpressions without changing the value of the expression
Security through transparency, security where all except the key is known

Humanities and business

Transparency (behavior), showing what is done
- Open government#Transparency
Transparency (linguistic)
Transparency (market), everything known
Transparency (science), where all is described
Transparency (trade), clear foreign trade regulations
Compensation transparency, pay fully disclosed
Media transparency, open handling of news
Radical transparency of previously confidential data

Organizations

Transparency (Guatemala) (Transparencia), a political party
Transparency International, anti-corruption organization

Other uses

Transparency (wine), ability of a wine to portray all unique aspects of its flavor

See also