userless

English

Etymology

user +‎ -less

Adjective

userless (not comparable)

1. Without users.
   • 1978, Gerald D. Cole, Design alternatives for computer network security:

     Note that this structure will allow userless or terminal-less processes, userless terminals, etc., leaving to the table entries and computing algorithms the matter of enforcing a given access control policy.

   • 2004, Peter Norton, Peter Norton's Introduction to Computers:

     Sophisticated userless computers operate security systems, navigation systems, communications systems, and many others.

   • 2013, Michael Hartl, Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails‎^[1], page 443:

     This prevents userless microposts from being stranded in the database when admins choose to remove users from the system.