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pseudonymization

Definitions:

  De-identification technique that replaces an identifier (or identifiers) for a data principal with a pseudonym in order to hide the identity of that data principal.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-188 from ISO/IEC 20889:2018

  a particular type of de-identification that both removes the association with a data subject and adds an association between a particular set of characteristics relating to the data subject and one or more pseudonyms. Typically, pseudonymization is implemented by replacing direct identifiers with a pseudonym, such as a randomly generated value.
Sources:
NISTIR 8053 from ISO/TS 25237:2008 - Adapted