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De-identified record

/diː.aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪd ˈrɛk.ɔːd/
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As noun
  1. 1

    A document or data file from which all personal identifiers—such as names, Social Security numbers, and contact details—have been removed to protect individual privacy.

    "The researchers analyzed only de-identified records to ensure patient confidentiality."
  2. 2

    Information that cannot be linked back to a specific living individual without the use of a separate, securely stored cryptographic key or re-identification code.

    "Compliance auditors verified that every de-identified record met strict anonymity standards."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of the prefix 'de-' (from Latin dis-, denoting removal or reversal), 'identify' (derived from Late Latin identificare, from idem meaning 'the same'), and 'record' (from Latin recordari, meaning 'to call to mind'). It emerged in modern legal, medical, and data privacy terminology, particularly with the advent of digital health data regulations like HIPAA in the late 20th century.

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🇫🇷French → English

dossier anonymisé

Transliteration: dos-je a-no-ni-mi-ze

"Le chercheur a examiné chaque dossier anonymisé avec soin."

🇩🇪German → English

anonymisierter Datensatz

Transliteration: a-no-ny-mi-sier-ter da-ten-satz

"Jeder anonymisierte Datensatz wurde vor der Veröffentlichung geprüft."

🇮🇹Italian → English

record anonimizzato

Transliteration: re-cord a-no-ni-miz-za-to

"Il sistema genera automaticamente un record anonimizzato per ogni paziente."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

registro disociado

Transliteration: re-ghis-tro di-so-thia-do

"El hospital proporcionó un registro disociado para el estudio epidemiológico."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

registro desidentificado

Transliteration: re-ghis-tru de-zi-den-ti-fi-ka-du

"A lei exige que todos os dados passem por um registro desidentificado."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

गोपनीय रिकॉर्ड

Transliteration: gopniya record

"अनुसंधान के लिए केवल गोपनीय रिकॉर्ड का उपयोग किया गया था।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

去标识化记录

Transliteration: qù biāo shí huà jì lù

"研究人员严格审查了每一份去标识化记录。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비식별화된 기록

Transliteration: bi-sik-byeol-hwa-doen gi-rok

"의학 연구를 위해 비식별화된 기록이 사용되었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

匿名化された記録

Transliteration: tokumeika sareta kiroku

"個人情報を保護するため、匿名化された記録のみが共有されます。"

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