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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval [[Latin]] transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparēre to show through, from Latin trans- + parēre to show oneself
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Medieval [[Latin]] transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparēre to show through, from Latin trans- + parēre to show oneself
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
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*Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
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<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Transparency''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Transparency '''''this link'''''].</center>
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1 a (1) : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid (2) : allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)  
 
*1 a (1) : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid (2) : allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)  
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:c : readily [[understood]]  
 
:c : readily [[understood]]  
 
:d : characterized by visibility or accessibility of [[information]] especially concerning [[business]]
 
:d : characterized by visibility or accessibility of [[information]] especially concerning [[business]]
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==Openness==
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''Openness'' is the [[quality]] of [[being]] open. It sometimes refers to a very general philosophical [[position]] from which some [[individuals]] and [[organizations]] operate, often highlighted by a [[decision]]-making process recognizing communal management by distributed stakeholders (users/producers/contributors) rather than a centralized [[authority]] (owners, experts, boards of directors, etc.)
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==See Also==
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*'''''[[Receptivity]]'''''
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*'''''[[Translucent]]'''''
  
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==Antonym==
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*[[Opaque]]
 
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Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparēre to show through, from Latin trans- + parēre to show oneself


For lessons on the topic of Transparency, follow this link.

Definitions

  • 1 a (1) : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid (2) : allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)
b : fine or sheer enough to be seen through : diaphanous

2 a : free from pretense or deceit : frank

b : easily detected or seen through : obvious
c : readily understood
d : characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business

Openness

Openness is the quality of being open. It sometimes refers to a very general philosophical position from which some individuals and organizations operate, often highlighted by a decision-making process recognizing communal management by distributed stakeholders (users/producers/contributors) rather than a centralized authority (owners, experts, boards of directors, etc.)

See Also

Antonym