deidentifying

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A form of deidentify — 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).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of deidentify
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APA

deidentifying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deidentifying

MLA

“deidentifying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deidentifying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deidentifying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deidentifying.

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