To obscure information in a document is to ____ it.

• A. Delete
• B. Redact
• C. Publish
• D. Annotate

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is choosing the term that means to obscure or hide parts of a document. Redact is the right fit because it specifically refers to masking or removing sensitive information so it isn’t readable, while often keeping the rest of the document intact. This is common in legal or government contexts where a document needs to be shared but certain details (like names, numbers, or confidential data) must be hidden.

Avoiding disclosure is different from deleting content, which would remove it entirely from the document; publishing would reveal information to others; annotating would add notes or explanations rather than hide content. So redacting preserves the document’s structure while concealing the sensitive parts.