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title: "DID (Direct Identifier) — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "A field that alone identifies a person: name, Social Security number, email address, phone number, medical record number. Typically suppressed (removed,..."
source: "https://xata.io/glossary/did"
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# DID (Direct Identifier)

Privacy & Anonymization

A field that alone identifies a person: name, Social Security number, email address, phone number, medical record number. Typically suppressed (removed, masked, or faked) during anonymization.

Related terms

QIDPII

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