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pseudonymization

pseudonymization noun: the replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.

Noun

pseudonymization (usually uncountable, plural pseudonymizations)

  1. (usually) The replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.

Forms of pseudonymization

pluralpseudonymizations
alternative formpseudonymisation

Origin of pseudonymization

From pseudonymize + -ation.

Words formed from pseudonymization

Questions about pseudonymization

What does pseudonymization mean?
Pseudonymization means the replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.
What part of speech is pseudonymization?
Pseudonymization is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudonymization?
The plural of pseudonymization is pseudonymizations.

Words near pseudonymization in the dictionary

  1. pseudonymisers
  2. pseudonymises
  3. pseudonymising
  4. pseudonymities
  5. pseudonymity
  6. pseudonymization
  7. pseudonymize
  8. pseudonymized
  9. pseudonymizer
  10. pseudonymizers
  11. pseudonymizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pseudonymization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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