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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Privacy \Pri"va*cy\, noun; pl. {Privacies}. [See {Private}.]
1. The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
Her sacred privacies all open lie. --Rowe.
3. Concealment of what is said or done. --Shak.
4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller.
5. See {Privity}, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
privacy
noun
1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: {privateness}, {seclusion}]
2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privateness}, {secrecy}, {concealment}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "privacy": Jim Crow, adytum, alienation, aloneness, aloofness, anonymity, apartheid, apartness, ashram, celibacy, cell, clandestineness, cloister, closed meeting, concealment, confidentiality, confidentialness, covertness, den, detachment, executive session, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, holy of holies, incognito, isolation, isolationism, ivory tower, keeping apart, lair, loneliness, loneness, lonesomeness, mew, monasticism, moving apart, private conference, privatism, privatization, quarantine, recess, reclusion, retirement, retreat, rustication, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, seclusion, secrecy, secret place, secretiveness, segregation, separateness, separation, sequestration, single blessedness, solitariness, solitude, splendid isolation, surreptitiousness, withdrawal
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
privacy Where only the intended recipients can read a message.
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