Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the state of being secret;
- Example: "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications"2.
discretion in keeping secret information;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
confidentiality \confidentiality\ n.
the state or attribute of being secret; privacy; as, you must
respect the confidentiality of your client's communications.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. discretion in keeping secret information.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
confidentiality
n 1: the state of being secret; "you must respect the
confidentiality of your client's communications"
2: discretion in keeping secret information