pseudonymized
Name replaced systematically
Pseudonymized describes data that has had identifying information replaced with artificial identifiers, so individuals can't be directly identified but records can still be linked: The researchers worked with pseudonymized patient records.
Unlike anonymized data, pseudonymized data can potentially be re-identified if someone has access to the key linking pseudonyms to real identities.
The term appears frequently in privacy regulations and data protection contexts.
Adopted false name
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- code nameSecret identifying label
- assumed nameAdopted false identity
false name · alternate identity · persona · moniker · handle · username · screen name · byline
Officially removed from view
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- maskedHaving face covered
- obfuscatedMade deliberately unclear
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
tokenized · hashed · scrubbed · protected · coded · scrambled · GDPR · HIPAA
Concealed true identity
- hiddenKept out of sight
- maskedHaving face covered
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
cloaked · camouflaged · shielded · protected · secret · covert · untraceable · unlinked
Areas of study
- participantsThose actively involved
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- datasetOrganized collection of information
records · case study · cohort · sample · informants · interviewees · whistleblowers · sources
alias
Adopted false name
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- code nameSecret identifying label
assumed name · false name · alternate identity · persona · moniker · handle · username · screen name · byline · ghostwritten
redacted
Officially removed from view
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- maskedHaving face covered
- obfuscatedMade deliberately unclear
sanitized · tokenized · hashed · scrubbed · protected · coded · scrambled · GDPR · HIPAA · data protection
disguised
Concealed true identity
obscured · cloaked · camouflaged · shielded · protected · secret · covert · untraceable · unlinked · unlinkable
subjects
Areas of study
- participantsThose actively involved
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
dataset · records · case study · cohort · sample · informants · interviewees · whistleblowers · sources · witnesses
pseudonymizedidentified
Determined the identity of
identifiable · named · deanonymized · unmasked · traceable
pseudonymizedraw
In original state
unprocessed · original · untransformed · unaltered · unmodified