Dictionary

confidentiality en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English confidential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English confidentiality From confidential + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The property of being confidential.
   • The company was unable to comment on much of the moves owing to client confidentiality agreements. 2023 October 18, Pip Dunn, “Network News: HSTs land in Mexico with more primed for export”, in RAIL, number 994, page 14:
   • “Protection of victim confidentiality is essential, though we were never contacted about our thoughts on this,” the source said. 2016 September 1, Ellie Kaufman, “University of Kentucky sues student newspaper over sexual assault case”, in CNN:
2. (countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.

Forms

Translations (15)

ca confidencialitat (property) · hu bizalmasság (property) · nn konfidensialitet (property) · de Vertraulichkeit (property) · hu titoktartás (property) · eu konfidentzialtasun (property) · pt confidencialidade (property) · fi luottamuksellisuus (property) · pl poufność (property) · es confidencialidad (property) · nb konfidensialitet (property) · el εμπιστευτικότητα (property) · ka კონფიდენციალურობა (property) · ga rúndacht (property) · it confidenzialità (property)