What (who) is network transparency - definition
network transparency
<networking> A feature of an operating system or other
service which lets the user access a remote resource through a
network without having to know if the resource is remote or
local.
For example NFS allow users to access remote files as if
they were local files.
(1996-12-21)
Transparency (behavior)
![plaque]] recognizing the municipality of [[Santa Barbara, Pangasinan]] for its "efforts in advancing the principles of [[accountability]] and transparency in [[local governance]]"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seal of Good Housekeeping plaque Santa Barbara Pangasinan.jpg?width=200 "plaque]] recognizing the municipality of [[Santa Barbara, Pangasinan]] for its \"efforts in advancing the principles of [[accountability]] and transparency in [[local governance]]\"")
![[[Shimer College]] students demonstrate in favor of transparency in school administration, 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shimer College dialogue transparency 2010.jpg?width=200 "[[Shimer College]] students demonstrate in favor of transparency in school administration, 2010")
OPERATING IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS EASY FOR OTHERS TO SEE WHAT ACTIONS ARE PERFORMED; IMPLIES OPENNESS, COMMUNICATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
Transparency (political); Political transparency; Transparency (humanities); Transparency (research); Transparency (social); Social transparency; Transparency (politics); Transparency (behaviour); Transparency (sports); Transparency (management)
Transparency, as used in science, engineering, business, the humanities and in other social contexts, is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed. Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability.
Transparencies
THIN SHEET OF TRANSPARENT FLEXIBLE MATERIAL TO PLACE ON OVERHEAD PROJECTORS
Transparencies; Transparency (overhead projector); Viewgraph; Viewfoil
·pl of Transparency.
Wikipedia
Network transparency
Network transparency, in its most general sense, refers to the ability of a protocol to transmit data over the network in a manner which is not observable (“transparent” as in invisible) to those using the applications that are using the protocol. In this way, users of a particular application may access remote resources in the same manner in which they would access their own local resources. An example of this is cloud storage, where remote files are presented as being locally accessible, and cloud computing where the resource in question is processing.
