(DoD) To revise a report or other document in such a fashion as to prevent identification of sources, or of the actual persons and places with which it is concerned, or of the means by which it was acquired. Usually involves deletion or substitution of names and other key details.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). sanitize. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/sanitize/definitions/1963830 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "sanitize" http://smartdefine.org/sanitize/definitions/1963830 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, sanitize, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/sanitize/definitions/1963830>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "sanitize" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sanitize/definitions/1963830> |