redaction

process of masking or removing sensitive information in a document before releasing it for public use See also annotation.

The action of following instructions and/or guidelines from equity holders to create a copy of documentary material, in which access restricted information is removed so that the non-restricted information in the material may be made available to the public.

editing done to sensitive documents before release to the public in order to comply with legal requirements for privacy or confidentiality.

A portion of an image or document is intentionally concealed to prevent disclosure of specific portions. Often done to avoid production of privileged or irrelevant materials.