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unchecked

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adj/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛkt/
  1. 1

    Unrestrained, not held back.not-comparable

    • unchecked ambition
    • unchecked power
  2. 2

    Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.not-comparable

    • unchecked writings
    • unchecked findings
  3. 3

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

    • 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.
  4. 4

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

    • If there are W#95;1 "unchecked" whites (that is, those which enter into the solution of one clue only), and W#95;2 "checked" whites (those which enter into the solution of two clues), then the mean word length will be (W#95;1#43;2W#95;2)#47
    • On a crossword puzzle grid, you shouldn't encounter any unchecked squares – white squares that are used in an Across entry but not in a Down entry, or vice versa. If unchecked squares were allowed, that would make your life harder – you'd h
verb/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛkt/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of uncheck.form-ofparticiplepast

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