On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Jim Fenton <fenton(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com> wrote:
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
+1 for opaque. People seeking alternatives are cordially requested to
consult a copy of Websters Thesaurus.
I don't have a copy of Webster's Thesaurus, but Webster's New Collegiate
Dictionary lists synonyms (in ALL CAPS) in a couple of its definitions.
def. 2a: Hard to understand or explain : UNINTELLIGIBLE
def. 2b: OBTUSE, STUPID
I didn't find your suggestion helpful, Suresh.
Suresh actually has a point, and I think the thesaurus backs it up.
The use of the data may be static, and perhaps receivers will find it
a use for it, but the field contents as observed by the receiver, is
likely to obtuse or unintelligible. Opaque.
This is a mountain being lovingly crafted out of a molehill..........I
don't really care if, at the end of the day, "opaque" is replaced with
another term or a different description. But, just for the record,
this is what opaque means in common usage in technology applications.
Google is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_cookie
Regards,
Al
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