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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tú hēi
"为了保护隐私，文件中的名字被涂黑了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of censoring or obscuring part of a text for legal, security, or privacy purposes.
"The government released the report, but heavy redaction obscured the names of the undercover agents." - 2
The process of editing, revising, or preparing a document for publication.
"Careful redaction of the manuscript ensured all historical errors were corrected prior to printing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'redactus', past participle of 'redigere' (meaning 'to drive back', 'bring back', or 'collect'), formed from 're-' (back) and 'agere' (to drive, lead). Entering English in the late 16th century initially in the context of editing or compiling literary texts, its primary modern meaning shifted significantly in the 20th century to denote the censoring or obscuring of text in official documents for legal or security purposes.
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censure
Transliteration: sany-sür
"La censure des documents secrets protège la sécurité nationale."
Schwärzung
Transliteration: shvarts-ung
"Die Schwärzung vertraulicher Daten ist im Bericht deutlich zu sehen."
omissione
Transliteration: o-mis-sio-ne
"L'omissione dei dati sensibili era obbligatoria per legge."
tachadura
Transliteration: ta-cha-du-ra
"El documento oficial contenía varias tachaduras para proteger la identidad."
censura
Transliteration: sen-su-ra
"A censura de informações confidenciais foi feita antes da publicação."
संशोधन
Transliteration: sanshodhan
"दस्तावेज़ में संवेदनशील जानकारी का संशोधन किया गया था।"
涂黑
Transliteration: tú hēi
"为了保护隐私，文件中的名字被涂黑了。"
삭제
Transliteration: sak-je
"기밀 문서의 일부 삭제 처리가 완료되었습니다."
墨塗り
Transliteration: suminuri
"公開された文書には多くの墨塗りが見られた。"
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