unredacts
Removes black bars
Unredacts means to restore or reveal information that was previously hidden or censored, typically in documents where sensitive content had been blacked out or removed.
Government agencies redact classified material before public release; if that material later becomes declassified, officials may unredact it.
The court ordered the agency to unredact the witness names from the report.
The term gained currency as freedom-of-information requests and document transparency became more common.
Make something visible
- declassifyRemove secrecy designation
- exposeMake known publicly
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- leakEscape through a breach
whistleblower · declassification · secrets · classified · documents · confidential · intelligence · informant
Convert code to plaintext
- decodeConvert from cipher
- elucidateTo make understood
- illuminateSupply with radiance
- clarifyMake something understandable
demystify · disambiguate · unveil · untangle · disentangle · resolve · explain · interpret
Complete power loss
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- omissionFailure to include
- editModify written material
withhold · restrictions · sensitive · embargo · sanitize · expunge · censor · strike-through
reveal
Make something visible
- declassifyRemove secrecy designation
- exposeMake known publicly
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
leak · whistleblower · declassification · secrets · classified · documents · confidential · intelligence · informant · scoop
decipher
Convert code to plaintext
- decodeConvert from cipher
- elucidateTo make understood
- illuminateSupply with radiance
clarify · demystify · disambiguate · unveil · untangle · disentangle · resolve · explain · interpret · legible
blackout
Complete power loss
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- omissionFailure to include
edit · withhold · restrictions · sensitive · embargo · sanitize · expunge · censor · strike-through · marker
unredactsredacts
Removes sensitive content
blacks out · censors · obscures · conceals · suppresses