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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement. [1913 Webster] Her sacred privacies all open lie. --Rowe. [1913 Webster] 3. Concealment of what is said or done. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 5. See Privity, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
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. (2011-06-03)