Definition of "transparent"

transparent

/tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/

adjective
comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent
1. (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
  Quotations
  "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."
  1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 19, in The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers
  1. (graphic design) Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
5. (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
  Quotations
  In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.
  2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web, page 34