Meanings
nounpseudonymization (usually uncountable, plural pseudonymizations)
plural pseudonymizations · alternative pseudonymisation
- uncountableusuallycomputingThe replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.
Origin
Translations
French pseudonymisation
- pseudonymisationreplacement of all data that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym
German Pseudonymisierung
- Pseudonymisierungreplacement of all data that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym
Greek ψευδωνυμοποίηση
- ψευδωνυμοποίηση (psevdonymopoíisi)replacement of all data that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym
Italian pseudonimizzazione
- pseudonimizzazionereplacement of all data that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym
Cite this entry
APA
pseudonymization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymization
MLA
“pseudonymization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudonymization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymization.
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