semiprivacy
Not fully secluded
Semiprivacy is a partial or limited state of privacy—not fully public, but not entirely secluded either.
The term appears in discussions of architecture, online spaces, and social settings where some exposure is expected but complete openness is not: The courtyard offered semiprivacy from the street.
Social media exists in a zone of semiprivacy.
Partitioned office workspace
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- screenDisplay or barrier
- dividerThing that partitions
- open-planLacking interior walls
alcove · nook · workstation · booth · pod · sectioned · curtained · modular
Adjustable device parameters
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- restrictedLimited in scope
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
circles · unlisted · viewable · discoverable · profile · account · opt-in · whitelist
Lines marking separation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- guardedWary and restrained
- reservedRestrained in manner
- disclosureAct of revealing information
intimacy · acquaintance · colleague · measured · cautious · filtered · curated · surface-level
One sharing living quarters
- communalShared by a community
- colivingShared residential community model
- dormitoryStudent living building
- apartmentRented unit in building
duplex · adjoining · courtyard · balcony · patio · fence · hedge · setback
Fabric hung for privacy
- wardProtected person; division
- bedsideNear the mattress
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
confidentiality · chart · consultation · triage · intake · disclosure · caregiver · patient
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
open-plan · alcove · nook · workstation · booth · pod · sectioned · curtained · modular · hotdesking
settings
Adjustable device parameters
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- restrictedLimited in scope
- visibilityRange of clear sight
audience · circles · unlisted · viewable · discoverable · profile · account · opt-in · whitelist · approved
boundaries
Lines marking separation
disclosure · intimacy · acquaintance · colleague · measured · cautious · filtered · curated · surface-level · small-talk
roommate
One sharing living quarters
- communalShared by a community
- colivingShared residential community model
- dormitoryStudent living building
apartment · duplex · adjoining · courtyard · balcony · patio · fence · hedge · setback · townhouse
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
HIPAA · confidentiality · chart · consultation · triage · intake · disclosure · caregiver · patient · overhearing
semiprivacypublic exposure
State of being visible to all
publicity · openness · transparency · secrecy · open access
semiprivacyopenness
Quality of being accessible
public exposure · full transparency · publicness · surveillance · exhibitionism