: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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Many of the technologies used by the NYPD are well known, with various details revealed in recent years in a variety of ways, including in reports by the city Department of Investigation, during criminal trials and in documents, though heavily redacted, from the City Comptroller’s Office.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 Oddly, all entries for Tesla have their narrative redacted due to possibly containing confidential material, a courtesy that was extended to no other automaker bar some (but not all) reports from BMW.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025 The name of the nonprofit was redacted in the court filing.—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 The prosecution and defense have 14 days to identify the parts that should be redacted from the public.—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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