anonymous
adj.
nameless, of an unknown person
Anonymity
Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ανωνυμία, meaning "without a
name" or "namelessness". In colloquial use, the term typically refers to a person, and often means that the
personal identity, or
personally identifiable information of that person is not known. More strictly, and in reference to an arbitrary element (e.g. a human, an object, a
computer), within a well-defined set (called the "anonymity set"), "anonymity" of that element refers to the property of that element of not being identifiable within this set. If it is not identifiable, then the element is said to be "anonymous".
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anonymous
Adjective
1. having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"
(synonym) anon.
(antonym) onymous
(similar) nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed
2. not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
(similar) faceless
Anonymous
(a.)
Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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organization of former alcoholics which helps sufferers from alcoholism to overcome their dependence on alcohol by encouraging them to talk about their problems in group therapy