redaction

American  

[ri-dak-shuhn] / rɪˈdæk ʃən /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• redactional adjective

Etymology

Origin of redaction

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

Example Sentences

First Minister John Swinney previously told parliament that the request was complicated by the need to make redactions to avoid identifying women who had made allegations against Salmond.

From BBC

Nearly 3.5 million pages were released in January, many riddled with haphazard or incomplete redactions.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was repeatedly asked — mostly by Democrats, but also by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky — about the withheld documents and seemingly illegal redactions of the names of potential Epstein co-conspirators.

From Salon

At the hearing, Bondi faced sharp criticism over the Justice Department’s Epstein investigation — specifically over redaction errors in the release millions of case files last month.

From Los Angeles Times

The documents are available to the public with redactions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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