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Discretionary vs Confidentiality - What's the difference?

discretionary | confidentiality |

As an adjective discretionary

is available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

As a noun confidentiality is

the property of being confidential.

discretionary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
    • discretionary income
    discretionary powers

    Derived terms

    * discretionary spending * nondiscretionary * nondiscretionary spending

    See also

    * abuse

    confidentiality

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being confidential.
  • (countable) Something told in confidence; a secret.