noun
- plural of anonymisation; the process of removing or obscuring identifying information from data, documents, or records so that individuals cannot be identified.
Usage: chiefly British English; American English typically uses 'anonymizations'; commonly used in legal, medical, and data protection contexts
Examples
- The hospital performed anonymisations of patient records before sharing them with researchers.
- Data anonymisations are required under GDPR to protect personal privacy.
- Several anonymisations were necessary to comply with the confidentiality agreement.
- The study relied on anonymisations to ensure participants could not be identified.
- Legal anonymisations of witness statements protected their safety during the trial.
- Proper anonymisations of survey responses maintain respondent confidentiality.