Disclosure limitation method (also known as disclosure avoidance method) is a general term referring to a statistical technique used to manipulate the data prior to release to minimize the risk of inadvertent orunauthorized disclosureofpersonally identifiable information(PII).
Additional information ondata de-identificationand data governance is available in the PTAC publicationsData De-identification: An Overview of Basic Terms, andData Governance and Stewardship.