Thursday, April 24, 2014

What is redaction?

The Redacted Definition

the definition of redacted


So just what is redaction?  Here is the Merriam Webster definition:

redact: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release

So, redaction has been brought to light with quite a few news stories about redacted documents that were not properly scrubbed.  For the most part, the redaction process is done to protect confidential or sensitive information on documents that are required to be public.

Here are some more sources:

CIO Online Dictionary Definition of Redact

Wikipedia Entry for Redaction

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