topcode

English

Etymology

From 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