In plain English
This is about whether a contact email can be seen by other people. It means changing that address so it is out of view for them.
In context
Here, it labels an action that makes an email contact address not visible to other people.
- Situation
- Notification, privacy, data-export, and account-deletion settings
- What it communicates
- labels a privacy control for email-address display
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify which other people are prevented from seeing the address.
Examples
“Before she shared the parents' contact sheet, Lena hid her email address from the other families.”
“On his club profile, Omar has hidden his email address.”