topcode

English

Etymology

top +‎ code

Noun

topcode (plural topcodes)

(US) An upper income threshold beyond which census responses are censored, to prevent very wealthy individuals from being identified by their income.

Verb

topcode (third-person singular simple present topcodes, present participle topcoding, simple past and past participle topcoded)

(US, transitive) To censor a census response in this way.

References

Income Components: Topcodes, Replacement Values, and Swap Values

Anagrams

co-opted, coopted, octoped

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