TechnologyAugust 19, 2026

redact

ri-DAKT

Definition

To remove or obscure sensitive or confidential information from a document or data stream before it is shared or processed.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'redactus,' meaning 'to bring back' or 'reduce,' it originally referred to editing or refining text before shifting to its current legal and security usage.

In the news

In this article, AI Guardrails use the ability to redact sensitive data to ensure that private information is not exposed to external AI models.

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