adjective

• (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.
• (graphic design) Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
• (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
• Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
• (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
• (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.