Transparency, transparence or transparent most often refer to: *

Transparency (optics) In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable light scattering by particles, scattering of light. On a macroscopic scale ...

, 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 ''Reroute to Remain'' (subtitled: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity'', and on reissue: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness'') is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in September 2002. The album saw a m ...

'' * "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) In telecommunications, ''transparency'' can refer to: #The property of an entity that allows another entity to pass through it without altering either of the entities. #The property that allows a transmission system or channel to accept, at i ...

, transmitting signal unchanged ** Network transparency *

Alpha compositing In computer graphics, alpha compositing or alpha blending is the process of combining one image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency. It is often useful to render picture elements (pixels) in separate pass ...

, creating apparent transparency ** Image masks in computer graphics **

Transparency (graphic) Transparency in computer graphics is possible in a number of file formats. The term " transparency" is used in various ways by different people, but at its simplest there is "full transparency" i.e. something that is completely invisible. Only ...

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 In analytic philosophy and computer science, referential transparency and referential opacity are properties of linguistic constructions, and by extension of languages. A linguistic construction is called ''referentially transparent'' when for an ...

, 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) As an ethic that spans science, engineering, transparency (market), business, and the humanities, transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed. Transparency implies openness, communication, an ...

, showing what is done ** Open government#Transparency * Transparency (linguistic) *

Transparency (market) In economics, a market is transparent if much is known by many about: What products and services or capital assets are supply (economics), available, market depth (quantity available), what price, and where. Transparency is important since it is o ...

, everything known * Transparency (science), where all is described *

Transparency (trade) Transparency is a World Trade Organization principle stipulating that a country’s policies and regulations affecting foreign trade should be clearly communicated to its trading partners. For example, out of recognition that sanitary and phytosan ...

, 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 Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, its nonprofit and non-governmental purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil s ...

, anti-corruption organization

Other uses

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