Data Masking Glossary Definition

Term Data Masking
Definition

Data masking is a data-protection technique that replaces sensitive values with altered, hidden, or synthetic-looking values while preserving useful structure.

Context & Usage

Teams use data masking in test data, analytics, support workflows, and privacy controls to reduce exposure of regulated or confidential information.

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Related concepts include Tokenization.

Categories Knowledge Management and Content Governance, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management