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confidentiality

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con·fi·den·tial

[kon-fi-den-shuhl]
adjective
1.
spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
2.
indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice.
3.
having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
4.
(of information, a document, etc.)
a.
bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
b.
limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification (def. 5).

Origin:
1645–55; < Latin confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1

con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
non·con·fi·den·tial, adjective
non·con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
non·con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
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non·con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, noun
qua·si-con·fi·den·tial, adjective
qua·si-con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3. trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.

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Example Sentences
  • Patron confidentiality is actually a big concern for librarians.
  • University officials also released the names of nine candidates who they said had not requested confidentiality.
  • Because of a confidentiality agreement, terms were not disclosed.
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World English Dictionary
confidential (ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl)
 
adj
1.  spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
2.  entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs: a confidential secretary
3.  suggestive of or denoting intimacy: a confidential approach
 
confidenti'ality
 
n
 
confi'dentialness
 
n
 
confi'dentially
 
adv

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Medical Dictionary

confidentiality con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty (kŏn'fĭ-děn'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The ethical principle or legal right that a physician or other health professional will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent permitting disclosure.

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