deidentify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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).
To cease or forgo identifying (with).

dē'-ī-dĕntʹ-ĭf-ī /ˌdiː.aɪˈdɛnt.ɪf.aɪ/

deidentify deidentifies deidentifying deidentified de-identify

From de- + identify.

identify reidentify

misidentify unidentified

deidentification de-identification

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