Redacting involves preparing documents for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting the content. In contemporary usage, redaction often refers to obscuring private, confidential, or sensitive information in a document, such as a public record, to ensure it cannot be read. This process can be particularly challenging with electronic files.
A trade secret is any formula, pattern, machine, or process of manufacturing used in a business that may provide a competitive advantage; it includes plans, processes, tools, mechanisms, or compounds known only to its owner and necessary employees.
