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confidentiality vs secrecy

secrecy vs confidentiality

confidentiality and secrecy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confidentiality Yes No No No
secrecy Yes No No No
As nouns, secrecy is a hypernym of confidentiality; that is, secrecy is a word with a broader meaning than confidentiality:
  • confidentiality: the state of being secret
  • secrecy: the condition of being concealed or hidden
Other hypernyms of confidentiality include concealment, privacy, privateness.
confidentiality (noun) secrecy (noun)
discretion in keeping secret information the trait of keeping things secret
the state of being secret the condition of being concealed or hidden
Difference between confidentiality and secrecy

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