Confidential vs Confidentiality: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Confidential is an adjective meaning “Private; secret; classified; restricted; privileged; exclusive; personal”, while Confidentiality is a noun meaning “The duty to keep a secret — assay names stay under confidentiality until gold is public…”. بالعربي: Confidential = سري ومحفوظ لأشخاص محددين فقط، Confidentiality = سرية.

Confidential adjective

سري ومحفوظ لأشخاص محددين فقط — سري ومحفوظ لأشخاص محددين فقط؛ سري ومُقيد؛ معلومات محمية 📄🔒

Private; secret; classified; restricted; privileged; exclusive; personal

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Synonyms: private, secret, classified, restricted

Confidentiality noun · /ˌkɒnfɪˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/

سرية — سرية واجب كتمان المعلومة لا صفة السري ولا ظرف بثقة؛ كتمان؛ ليس confidential الصفة ولا confidently الظرف 🔒

The duty to keep a secret — assay names stay under confidentiality until gold is public; not confidential (the adjective), not confidently (the adverb), and not in-confidence (the private channel)

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Synonyms: secrecy, privacy, discretion, secret-keeping, non-disclosure

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

FAQ

What is the difference between Confidential and Confidentiality?

Confidential means Private; secret; classified; restricted; privileged; exclusive; personal Confidentiality means The duty to keep a secret — assay names stay under confidentiality until gold is public; not confidential (the adjective), not confidently (the adverb), and not in-confidence (the private channel)

ما الفرق بين Confidential وConfidentiality بالعربي؟

Confidential: سري ومحفوظ لأشخاص محددين فقط. Confidentiality: سرية.

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