Transparency

Transparency, transparence or transparent most often refer to transparency and translucency, the physical property of allowing the transmission of light through a material.

They may also refer to:

Literal uses

Transparency (photography), a still, positive image created on a transparent base using photochemical means
Transparency (projection), a thin sheet of transparent material for use with an overhead projector
Electromagnetically induced transparency, an effect in which a medium that is normally opaque is caused to become temporarily transparent
Pentimento, an alteration in a painting, often revealed with growing transparency in paints with age

Animals and plants

Transparent goby, a fish species of the family Gobiidae
White Transparent, a cultivar of apple which is usually used for cooking due to its sharp taste

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups and labels

Transparency (record label), a North American music publisher
Transparent (New York rock band), a rock band from upstate New York

Albums

Transparence (album), the first studio album by French Gothic metal band Markize
Transparency (album), a 1985 album by the Herb Robertson Quintet
Transparent (Coil album), 1984
Transparent (LaRue album), 2001

Songs

"Transparency" (song), a song by PartyNextDoor
"Transparent", a song by Suzi Quatro from her album Main Attraction

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Transparent (book), a book by Cris Beam
Transparent (film), a 2005 documentary film
Transparent (TV series), an American television series

Computing and mathematics

Transparency (data compression), the ideal result of lossy data compression
Transparency (human–computer interaction), a change to a computer system that adheres to previous external interface as much as possible
Transparency (telecommunication), the property by which a transmission system passes a signal through without changing its form or content
- Network transparency, the ability of a protocol to transmit data over the network invisibly to those using the applications that are using the protocol
Transparency, the property of a latch to show input changes immediately on output
Alpha compositing, the process of combining an image with a background
- Image masks in computer graphics
- Transparency (graphic) in image formats, for overlay and translucency
- Transparency (pseudo), or background translucency in the X or X11 Window System
Location transparency, making the names used to identify network resources independent of both the user's location and the resource location
Order-independent transparency in 3D computer graphics
Referential transparency, designating a deterministic function
Security through transparency, a security engineering methodology

Humanities and business

Transparency (behavior), a metaphor implying visibility in contexts related to the behavior of individuals or groups
- Transparency in government, see open government
Transparency (linguistic), rhetoric to suit the widest possible audience without losing relevant information
Transparency (market), in economics one of the theoretical conditions required for a free market to be efficient
Transparency (philosophy), a metaphor applied to a state in which the subject can be aware of being in that state
Transparency (science), research conducted in the spirit of free and open source software
Transparency (trade), a principle stipulating that a country's regulations affecting foreign trade should be clearly communicated
Media transparency, in the communications industry determining how and why information is conveyed through various means
Radical transparency in management actions and approaches that radically increase openness

Organizations

Transparency (Guatemala), a political party in Guatemala (Transparencia)
Transparency International, an organization working for governance, corporate, banking and association transparency

Other uses

Transparency (wine), ability of a wine to portray all unique aspects of its flavor
Transparent Language, a language learning software company based in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States