unchecked

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Unrestrained, not held back.

   • unchecked ambition
   • unchecked power
   • The Earth's a Theefe, / That feeds and breeds by a compoſture ſtolne / From gen'rall excrement: each thing's a Theefe. The Lawes, your curbe and whip, in their rough power / Ha's vncheck'd Theft.
2. 2

   Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.

   • unchecked writings
   • unchecked findings
3. 3

   Of a check box

   Of a check box: not checked (ticked or enabled).

   • This pseudocode is unambiguous if we know that the previous state of all the boxes is "unchecked." Because we can't be sure of that in buggy code, a better model might be: […]
   • Check boxes are a handy way to enable users to select one or more options that are not mutually exclusive. […] By default, [Microsoft] Word displays boxes unchecked.
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   1. 4

      Of a square

      Of a square: part of only one entry (that is, across or down, but not both).

   2. 5

      simple past and past participle of uncheck.

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