Relationships Related Term:  privacy n. ~ 1. The right and ability to associate, receive information, and communicate without having to reveal one's identity. - 2. A lack of distinctiveness. Cita [..]

The quality or state of not being named or identified.

1820; see anonym + -ity. In same sense anonymousness is recorded from 1802.

position of not having a known name or identity.

the ability to participate in interactions with other people without being identified. Anonymity can be at various levels, including hiding a person’s name and other characteristics, such as age and g [..]

the state of being anonymous Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness& [..]

Anonymity in psychological research means that the data collected from participants is confidential and cannot be traced to any particular individual. This is typically done by assigning numbers to re [..]

An ethical safeguard against invasion of privacy whereby the researcher is unable to identify the respondents by their responses.

An attempt to keep the participants unknown to the people who use the evaluation and, if possible, to the investigators themselves.

(n) the state of being anonymous

research participants cannot be identified on the basis of their responses. (14 Jan 2009)

In 12-step fellowship groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, anonymity refers to the practice of only being identified by a first name. In describing the “Anonymous” part of the [..]

Recording or storing information without name or identifier, so the respondent cannot be identified in any way by anyone. No one can link an individual person to the responses of that person, includin [..]

This provision in a research study ensures that the researcher has no way of associating a research subject’s identity with any information received from that individual.

Concealing respondents’ identities from researchers, clients, and third parties.

Evaluator action to ensure that the identity of subjects cannot be ascertained during the course of a study, in study reports, or in any other way.