redaction

[ri-dak-shuhn]

noun

1. the editing of text so as to hide or remove confidential or sensitive information.

   Transcripts of the hearing will be available online once the redaction is completed.

2. the text or information that has been removed or hidden.

   Most of the redactions pertain to the privacy interests of the parties, including Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, and home addresses.

Other Word Forms

• redactional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of redaction¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from French rédaction, equivalent to Latin redāct(us) + -iō -ion ( def. ); redact ( def. )

Related Words

• adaptation 
• form 
• history 
• interpretation 
• rendition 
• report 
• story 
• tale 
• translation 
• variant