Ionic bonding. 1  A cation is a positively charged ion. It is formed when an atom of neutral charge loses one or more electrons. 2  An anion is a negatively charged ion. It is formed when an atom of neutral charge gains one or more electrons.
Obfuscation is the practice of making something difficult to understand. Programming code is often obfuscated to protect intellectual property and prevent an attacker from reverse engineering a proprietary software program.
Bifurcation means the splitting of a main body into two parts. Bifurcation or bifurcated may refer to: 1  Bifurcation (law) , the division of issues in a trial. 2  Bifurcation theory, the study of bifurcation in dynamical systems.3  River bifurcation, the forking of a river into its distributaries.4  Bifurcation lake, a lake that flows into two different drainage basins.ifurcation or bifurcated may refer to: 1  Bifurcation (law) , the division of issues in a trial. 2  Bifurcation theory, the study of bifurcation in dynamical systems. 3  River bifurcation, the forking of a river into its distributaries.