nondisclosure agreement

[non-dis-kloh-zher uh-gree-muh nt, non-dis-kloh-zher]

noun

a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA

Origin of nondisclosure agreement

First recorded in 1965–70

Also called con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty a·gree·ment [kon-fi-den-shee-al-i-tee uh-gree-muh nt] /ˌkɒn fɪˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti əˌgri mənt/.