🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

déidentification

Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-ah-dahn-tih-fee-kay-syohn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deidentification/ˌdiː.aɪ.dɛn.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La déidentification des données personnelles est obligatoire."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process used to prevent someone's personal identity from being revealed by removing or modifying identifying particulars in data records.

    "Medical researchers must ensure proper deidentification of patient records before publishing the study."
  2. 2

    The removal of identifiers from data to protect personal privacy in compliance with data protection laws.

    "The software automates the deidentification process to safeguard user confidentiality."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'de-' (meaning removal or reversal) combined with 'identification', originating from mid-20th-century legal and medical terminology. It evolved significantly with the advent of digital data privacy regulations to describe the process of removing identifying information from datasets.

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