undocumented

«undocumented» in Mova's school dictionary: not written down or recorded anywhere — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (undocumented)

meaning for a pupil

1) Undocumented means not written down or recorded anywhere. tree →

2) An undocumented person (often a migrant) is living in a country without the official papers that allow them to be there; this is a polite term. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history: undocumented events have no written record. In computers: an undocumented feature is not in the instructions. In news and social studies: undocumented workers or immigrants — a softer, more respectful word than "illegal". Phrases: undocumented immigrant, undocumented feature.

examples

• Much of the village's history is undocumented. tree →
• The game has an undocumented secret level. tree →
• Many undocumented workers pick fruit on farms. tree →
• The scientist's early experiments were undocumented, so no one could check them. tree →
• Undocumented migrants can find it hard to see a doctor. tree →
• This bug is undocumented, so please write it up. tree →

note

Prefix "un-" + documented (recorded). In politics and news it is a chosen, gentler word; others use "illegal immigrant", which many people find hurtful. Talk about people with respect.

In the corpora

• "Undocumented feature" is a joking name for a software bug.
• "Undocumented immigrant" means an immigrant living without legal permission (US, polite).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «undocumented» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.