peidetuks

Peidetuks is a term used in Estonian linguistic and privacy-discussion contexts to indicate the state of having been concealed or made hidden. Grammatically, it can function as a participial form describing something that has become hidden, and in translative constructions it expresses a change of state into “hidden.” The base participle is peidetud (hidden), and peidetuks represents the form used to denote becoming hidden.

In grammar, peidetuks appears in sentences that describe a transformation or result rather than a static attribute. For example, in Estonian one might encounter phrases where data or objects are said to be peidetuks, meaning they have been rendered hidden or obscured as a result of a process. The form highlights a transition from a visible or known state to a hidden one.

Beyond grammar, peidetuks is used in discussions of privacy, surveillance, and data protection to convey the idea of concealment or anonymization. In these contexts, it can describe identifiers, metadata, or content that has been deliberately hidden from certain viewers or systems to protect privacy or security.

Etymology and related terms: peidetuks derives from the verb peitma (to hide) and the participle peidetud (hidden). Related terms include peitmine (hiding) and peidetud (hidden), with various inflected forms used across Estonian syntax.

See also: peitmine, peidetud, privacy, data anonymization.