noun
- plural of anonymization; the process of removing or obscuring identifying information from data, documents, or communications so that individuals cannot be identified
Usage: commonly used in data privacy, legal, and technology contexts
Examples
- The hospital performed anonymizations of patient records before sharing them with researchers.
- Data anonymizations are required by law in many countries to protect personal privacy.
- The company's anonymizations of user information failed to meet regulatory standards.
- Proper anonymizations ensure that survey respondents cannot be individually identified.
- Multiple anonymizations of the dataset were necessary to comply with GDPR requirements.
- The software automates anonymizations by removing names, addresses, and social security numbers.