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noun

confidentiality n.

The state or attribute of being secret; privacy; as, you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications.

Discretion in keeping secret information.

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Etymology of 'Confidentiality'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Confidentiality" Quotes from Famous Books

... in their collections, while only eight subscribe to Hustler. Fort Vancouver Regional Library, for example, combines the methods of strategically placing terminals in low traffic areas and using privacy screens. A section headed "Confidentiality and Privacy" on the library's home page states: "in order to protect the privacy of the user and the interests of other library patrons, the library will attempt to minimize unintentional viewing of the Internet. This will be done by use of privacy ...

— Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

... offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. An estimated 210,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 1996. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, is expected to make the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. Livestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic ...

— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Words linked to "Confidentiality" : concealment, privateness, prudence, privacy, confidential, secrecy, discreetness