undocumented
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
un- + documented
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
undocumented immigrant — see undocumented immigrant