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A document or text that's been redacted has had some parts removed or hidden, often to keep private information secret. The person doing the editing might leave behind some clues as to what was censored.

Imagine you're reading a police report about an ongoing investigation. You don't want the suspects' names revealed to protect their rights and the integrity of the case. So, a redactor would take out those sensitive details before releasing the document. Sometimes, even whole sections get removed or replaced with something like "X" or "BLANK" to prevent anyone from figuring out what was there originally.

How common is "redacted"?

Word redacted is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.
Example: The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.
To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.
To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.
To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc.
To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one.
To gather or organize works or ideas into a unified whole; to collect, order, or write in a written document or to put into a particular written form.
To insert or assimilate into a written system or scheme.
To bring an area of study within the comprehension capacity of a person.
To reduce to a particular condition or state, especially one that is undesirable.
To reduce something physical to a certain form, especially by destruction.

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adjective

Edited or censored.
Example: The government released the redacted document, so most of it was blacked out as secret.

Real examples of "redacted" in context

Spider-Man Cast on Spoilers & Avengers: Endgame

Interview

Or is it largely like redacted? Is it like the Mueller report when you get it?

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