topcode

English

Etymology

top +‎ code

Noun

topcode (plural topcodes)

1. (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)

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

References

• Income Components: Topcodes, Replacement Values, and Swap Values

Anagrams

• co-opted, coopted, octoped