confidential - meaning and definition. What is confidential
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What (who) is confidential - definition

CHARACTERISTIC OF INFORMATION OR DATA THAT ARE NOT SHARED WITH SPECIFIED PARTIES DUE TO RESTRICTIONS OR A PROMISE
Data confidentiality; Confidential information; Strict confidence; Confidential communication; Confidential; Obligations of confidentiality; Data confidentiality in clinical trials; Data Confidentiality by Auditors; Content confidentiality; File confidentiality; Document confidentiality; Legal confidentiality; Professional secrecy; In confidence; In commercial confidence; Commercial confidence; Medical confidentiality; HIV confidentiality

Confidential         
·adj Communicated in confidence; secret.
II. Confidential ·adj Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
confidential         
a.
1.
Private, not to be disclosed, not to be communicated.
2.
Trusty, faithful, to be trusted.
confidential         
1.
Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life...
We'll take good care and keep what you've told us strictly confidential, Mr. Lane.
ADJ
confidentially
People can phone in the knowledge that any information they give will be treated confidentially.
ADV: ADV with v
confidentiality
...the confidentiality of the client-solicitor relationship.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you talk to someone in a confidential way, you talk to them quietly because what you are saying is secret or private.
'Look,' he said in a confidential tone, 'I want you to know that me and Joey are cops.'...
His face suddenly turned solemn, his voice confidential.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
confidentially
Nash hadn't raised his voice, still spoke rather softly, confidentially.
ADV: ADV after v

Wikipedia

Confidentiality

Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information.

Pronunciation examples for confidential
1. confidential.
Confessionals & Career Advice for Millennials _ Joanna Barsh _ Talks at Google
2. Confidential" stuff.
Heritage & Startups _ Andrew Chau, Deuki Hong, Rosa Li _ Talks at Google
3. confidential sources.
Friend of the Court - On the Front Lines with the First Amendment _ Floyd Abrams _ Talks at Google
4. were confidential.
Bitwise - A Life in Code _ David Auerbach _ Talks at Google
5. confidential information.
Endurance Leadership _ Alison Eyring _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of confidential
1. A lot of it was done on a confidential basis, a lot of it was confidential between me and him.
2. I‘m not sure we could have done anything with it because it was a confidential conversation with a confidential source.
3. If information is collected with the claim that it will remain confidential then it should remain confidential.
4. Medical treatment is supposed to be CONFIDENTIAL!
5. Medical and psychological records are confidential.