[syn: privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Privacy \Pri"va*cy\, n.; pl. Privacies. [See Private.]
1. The state of being in retirement from the company or
observation of others; seclusion.
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2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat;
solitude; retirement.
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Her sacred privacies all open lie. --Rowe.
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3. Concealment of what is said or done. --Shak.
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4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller.
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5. See Privity, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
privacy
n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
others [syn: privacy, privateness, seclusion]
2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: privacy,
privateness, secrecy, concealment]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
privacy
private
An attribute of a system's security that ensures
that only intended or desired people or bodies can read a
message or piece of stored data. Privacy is often enforced by
some kind of access control or encryption.
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