masking
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈmæskɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
enmascaramiento
- Sequence masking was done on the raw sequences (without gaps) while the locations of gaps were retained.
Examples
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To protect the privacy of market participants, we anonymized the identities of the counterparties by using several masking techniques in reporting our results.
Academic text (2016) -
Yeah, we, we offer that core, core masking feature in US only.
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How far can that masking process take us?
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I mentioned that the masking of data could be applied to just a column rather than whole rows.
Blog text (13) -
Logan scrolls back through the video he has just digitized and hits a key command that processes the image through a masking filter.
Fiction book (2000) -
The data masking process protects personal information from unauthorized access while still allowing analysis.
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Effective masking techniques ensure that sensitive customer data is obscured in reports and databases.
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In software development, masking is crucial for maintaining user privacy by hiding identifiable information.
Synonyms
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2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
160
3.7
Clothes or things you wear to hide who you are
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4.6
A way of hiding something so it is not easily seen
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5.0
Keeping something hidden or secret
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5.3
An act of hiding something so people do not know about it
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8.2
Something that stops you from seeing or understanding
Compounds
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2.8
A thin sticky tape for covering parts before painting or holding things temporarily
A paper with a sticky edge that you put on parts of a surface to protect them from paint
How Identifiable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Masking comes from the word mask, from Italian maschera meaning 'mask', and the same idea is in masquerade where people hide who they are. So in computing, masking means hiding or changing private data so it cannot be seen.