Obfuscate vs Redacted - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between obfuscate and redacted

is that obfuscate is to make dark; overshadow while redacted is (redact).

is that obfuscate is (obsolete) obfuscated; darkened; obscured while redacted is edited or censored.

(obfuscat)

To make dark; overshadow

To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

* (to make dark) darken, eclipse, overshadow * (to deliberately make more confusing) confuse, muddle, obscure

* (to deliberately make less confusing) explain, simplify

* obfuscatable * unobfuscatable

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

(en adjective)

Edited or censored.

:The government released the redacted document, so most of it was blacked out as secret.

(head)

(redact)