diff --git a/src/modality-agnostic-files.md b/src/modality-agnostic-files.md
index fb5b04ee3e..c6890aa6b4 100644
--- a/src/modality-agnostic-files.md
+++ b/src/modality-agnostic-files.md
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ ses-followup	2009-06-17T13:45:30	110
 Template: `code/*`
 
 Source code of scripts that were used to prepare the dataset MAY be stored here.
-Examples include anonymization or defacing of the data, or
+Examples include deidentification or defacing of the data, or
 the conversion from the format of the source data to the BIDS format
 (see [source vs. raw vs. derived data](./common-principles.md#source-vs-raw-vs-derived-data)).
 Extra care should be taken to avoid including original IDs or
diff --git a/src/modality-specific-files/positron-emission-tomography.md b/src/modality-specific-files/positron-emission-tomography.md
index 5ea5f8bbcb..f15f3fad40 100644
--- a/src/modality-specific-files/positron-emission-tomography.md
+++ b/src/modality-specific-files/positron-emission-tomography.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ A guide for using macros can be found at
 -->
 {{ MACROS___make_sidecar_table("pet.PETTime") }}
 
-We refer to the common principles for the standards for describing dates and timestamps, including possibilities for anonymization (see [Units](../common-principles.md#units)).
+We refer to the common principles for the standards for describing dates and timestamps, including possibilities for deidentification (see [Units](../common-principles.md#units)).
 
 #### Reconstruction
 
diff --git a/src/schema/objects/columns.yaml b/src/schema/objects/columns.yaml
index 3ccb32d324..5ca387a007 100644
--- a/src/schema/objects/columns.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/objects/columns.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ acq_time__scans:
     Acquisition time refers to when the first data point in each run was acquired.
     Furthermore, if this header is provided, the acquisition times of all files
     from the same recording MUST be identical.
-    Datetime format and their anonymization are described in
+    Datetime format and their deidentification are described in
     [Units](SPEC_ROOT/common-principles.md#units).
   type: string
   format: datetime
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ acq_time__sessions:
   display_name: Session acquisition time
   description: |
     Acquisition time refers to when the first data point of the first run was acquired.
-    Datetime format and their anonymization are described in
+    Datetime format and their deidentification are described in
     [Units](SPEC_ROOT/common-principles.md#units).
   type: string
   format: datetime