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leakage

leakage

2 4.6
Private information becoming known to people who should not have it
  • noun
  • /ˈlikɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : filtración de datos
  • And in particular, there's two sources of leakage that we have to think about.
  • carbon leakage
  • leakage contribution
  • total leakage

I work with the FBII know about leakage and those sort of things.

Examples

  • Consequently, we are vitally concerned with unauthorized leakages.

  • Appropriate technical and organizational measures must be taken to prevent leakage, accidental loss, or destruction of personal data.

    Academic text (2012)
  • But for those of us concerned with the quality of academic life, leakage is a disaster.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Ultimately, even if all the issues mentioned above are resolved, the potential for abuse and "leakage" remains.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Patient leakage occurs when patients enrolled in an ACO seek care from providers outside of the ACO.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The company implemented strict protocols to prevent the leakage of sensitive customer information.

  • Cybersecurity experts are warning businesses about the risks of data leakage in unsecured networks.

  • To safeguard classified information, all employees must be trained on the dangers of leakage and how to avoid it.

Synonyms

disclosure
vsleakage
176 4.1

Making secret or new information known to others

adds the sense of unauthorized or accidental release in digital security contexts
leak
vsleakage
172 4.8

An act of making secret information public without permission

emphasizes unauthorized or accidental release especially in digital or data contexts
giveaway
vsleakage
17 3.9

A sign that shows something that was meant to stay secret

refers to the act of unauthorized or accidental disclosure rather than the revealing object
data leak
vsleakage
1 4.6

An incident where private information is given to people who should not see it

focuses on general unauthorized or accidental disclosure beyond single incidents
news leak
vsleakage
  • Literature
1 3.7

Private information that someone shares with the public without permission

is broader, covering accidental or private disclosures beyond public media
spillage
vsleakage
  • Specialized
6.8

The accidental release of secret information to people who should not see it

is the broader term covering unauthorized or accidental disclosure in digital contexts
divulgence
vsleakage
8.4

Making secret information known to other people

is narrower, stressing unauthorized or accidental release in private or digital domains
divulgement
vsleakage
  • Archaic
9.7

To tell people private or secret information

focuses more on unauthorized or accidental disclosure, especially in cybersecurity contexts

Antonyms

2.5

Things or people that keep homes and buildings safe from crime and danger

Keeping information private so only some people can see it

How Public

dump
  • Specialized
22 7.8
breach
  • Specialized
96 5.8
leakage
  • Specialized
2 4.6
exposure
88 3.9
disclosure
176 4.1

Surface Forms

leakage singular
leakages plural

Morphology

leakage = leak (transparent) = leak + age

Derived from 'leak' + '-age'; the meaning is a metaphorical extension to information but remains directly inferable from the physical sense.

Etymology

Leakage is also used for information that moves out without permission and it uses the same root leak. Imagine private facts flowing out through a crack like water from a pipe; that is why a data leakage is private information 'escaping' without permission.