anonymize

verb

anon·y·mize ə-ˈnä-nə-ˌmīz

variants also British anonymise

anonymized; anonymizing

: to remove identifying information from (something, such as computer data) so that the original source cannot be known : to make (something) anonymous

There's an incredible amount of data in your travel profile. So they improved security and created a sophisticated way to anonymize data.—

Dana Hawkins

anonymization noun

also British anonymisation

ə-ˌnä-nə-mə-ˈzā-shən

anonymizer noun

also British anonymiser

Examples of anonymize in a Sentence

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To track state-to-state migration trends, the U.S. Census Bureau used data from the American Community Survey and anonymized IRS address changes. —

Mike Winters, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025 Organizations should focus on providing only essential information to AI models, ensuring that the data is both relevant and anonymized where needed to protect user privacy. —

Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Additionally, their training data is often not fully anonymized, heightening the risk of data exposure and potential intellectual property violations. —

Igor Epshteyn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Therefore, the case is a matter of a famous man’s word versus that of a trio of women whose names are anonymized in court. —

Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anonymize