Word
unsigned
Phoneticsun·signed
US/ənˈsaɪnd/
UK/ʌnsˈaɪnd/
Definition
adj. describing a document or piece of work that does not have a signature or a name on it.
adj. lacking a signature or formal identification of authorship. In computing, refers to software or code that has not been verified by a digital certificate.
Examples
“The bank rejected the unsigned check.”
“The operating system warned the user that installing unsigned drivers could lead to security vulnerabilities.”
“Historians debated the origin of the unsigned manuscript, searching for stylistic clues that might link the text to a known 18th-century philosopher.”
Examples
simple
“The bank rejected the unsigned check.”
contextual
“The operating system warned the user that installing unsigned drivers could lead to security vulnerabilities.”
complex
“Historians debated the origin of the unsigned manuscript, searching for stylistic clues that might link the text to a known 18th-century philosopher.”
Usage
Often used attributively before a noun; in technical contexts, it can also describe a numeric variable that cannot represent negative values.
Real-World Examples
“The court announced the decision in an unsigned order , without providing an explanation.” “The unsigned opinion also cited the national security concerns that the government says the project would address.” Etymology
From un- + signed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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