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In research studies this refer to both investigators and participants not being aware of which participants are in an experimental condition, and which in a control condition.
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In peer reviewing (for journal publication, funding awards, etc.) this means that the authors of paper/grant proposal do not know who has reviewed their work,and the paper/proposal is anomymised before being seen by reviewer.
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