undocumented
English
Etymology
un- + documented
Adjective
undocumented (not comparable)
- Lacking instructions or reference material.
- Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.
- Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
- 1861, United States, War Department - Annual Reports:
- On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture.
Derived terms
Translations
lacking instructions or reference materials
lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
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(of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
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to be checked
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Noun
undocumented (plural undocumenteds)
- (informal) Synonym of undocumented immigrant
- 1986, Social Science Quarterly, volume 67, page 676:
- Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.
Translations
undocumented immigrant — see undocumented immigrant
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