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pseudonymize

pseudonymize verb: to depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.

Verb

pseudonymize (third-person singular simple present pseudonymizes, present participle pseudonymizing, simple past and past participle pseudonymized)

  1. To depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.

Forms of pseudonymize

third-person singular presentpseudonymizes
present participlepseudonymizing
past participlepseudonymized
pastpseudonymized
alternative formpseudonymise

Origin of pseudonymize

From pseudonym + -ize.

Words formed from pseudonymize

Questions about pseudonymize

What does pseudonymize mean?
Pseudonymize means to depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.
What part of speech is pseudonymize?
Pseudonymize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pseudonymize?
The past tense of pseudonymize is pseudonymized.

Words near pseudonymize in the dictionary

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

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