deidentify
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deidentify
- /ˌdiː.aɪˈdɛnt.ɪf.aɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛntɪfaɪ
Where it comes from
From de- + identify.
verb deidentifies · deidentifying · deidentified · de-identify
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To remove personal identifying information (PII) from data, sometimes preserving the original identification data separately; to anonymize data (though it may be possible to reidentify via data aggregation and correlation).
So the first step in anonymizing microdata is to “deidentify” (anonymize) the microdata by removing identifiers such as name of business and address (Willenbourg and de Waal 2001; Ramanayake and Zayatz 2010), but this can still leave[…]
Opposite: identify, reidentify
- To cease or forgo identifying (with). […] will be perceived by others in terms of the imputed qualities of the role, thus making it more difficult for the person to deidentify with that role.
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verb anonymize data
| Deutsch | anonymisieren |
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verb remove personal identifying information
| Deutsch | sich deidentifizieren |
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Talk about this word "deidentify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deidentify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deidentify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deidentify "deidentify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deidentify.Cite this
@misc{deidentify_2026,
title = {deidentify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deidentify},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
