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privacy |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Privacy \Pri"va*cy\, n.; pl {Privacies}. [See {Private}.] 1. The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others seclusion. 2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement. Her sacred privacies all open lie. --Rowe. 3. Concealment of what is said or done --Shak. 4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller. 5. See {Privity}, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: privacy n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: {privateness}, {seclusion}] 2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privateness}, {secrecy}, {concealment}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: privacy Where only the intended recipients can read a message.
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