(also called abscondence ) is obscuring something from view or
rendering it inconspicuous, the opposite of exposure . A
military term is CCD: camouflage , concealment and deception
(looks the same as the surroundings, cannot be seen, looks like
something else, respectively); in a wider sense the other two
are also forms of hiding. The objective of hiding is often to
keep the presence of an object or person secret, but in other
cases not the presence is a secret, but only the location. More
generally an object may be hidden from view, either purposely,
or as a side effect; in this case the presence of the object is
not necessarily a secret. Examples: Many organisms have evolved
various forms of concealment. See the articles crypsis - In the
genre of military tactics, the term refers to any object,
vegetation, terrain feature, or phenomenon (i.e., night, smoke,
fog) that prevents a combatant (or unit of combatants) from
being seen by the enemy. In differentiation from the similar
concept of cover, concealment c