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Sanitization is the process of removing sensitive information from a document or other message (or sometimes encrypting it), so that the document may be distributed to a broader audience. When the intent is secrecy protection, such as in dealing with classified information, sanitization attempts to reduce the document’s classification level, possibly yielding an unclassified document. When the intent is privacy protection, it is often called data anonymization. Originally, the term sanitization was applied to printed documents; it has since been extended to apply to computer media and the problem of data remanence as well.
Redaction in its sanitization sense (as distinguished from its other editing sense) is the blacking out or deletion of text in a document, or the result of such an effort. It is intended to allow the selective disclosure of information in a document while keeping other parts of the document secret. Typically the result is a document that is suitable for publication or for dissemination to others than the intended audience of the original document. For example, when a document is subpoenaed in a court case, information not specifically relevant to the case at hand is often redacted.
Unredacted (adjective)
Not redacted; uncensored.
Redact (verb)
To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.
“The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.”
“The names and email addresses of the users were redacted from the public data.”
Redact (verb)
To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
Redact (verb)
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. from 19th c.
Redact (verb)
To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc. from 19th c.
Redact (verb)
To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one. 15th-16th c.
Redact (verb)
To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form. 15th-17th c.
Redact (verb)
To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme. 16th c.
Redact (verb)
To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person. 17th c.
Redact (verb)
To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable. 16th-18th c.
Redact (verb)
To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction. 16th-17th c.