Unclassified: meaning, definitions and examples

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unclassified

[ ʌnˈklasɪfaɪd ]

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military

Not classified or categorized; not assigned to a specific category or group.

Synonyms

uncategorized, unlabeled, unsorted

Examples of usage

The unclassified documents were available to the public.
The unclassified information was deemed safe for public release.

Translations

Translations of the word "unclassified" in other languages:

🇵🇹 não classificado

🇮🇳 अवर्गीकृत

🇩🇪 unklassifiziert

🇮🇩 tidak terklasifikasi

🇺🇦 некласифікований

🇵🇱 nieklasyfikowany

🇯🇵 未分類の

🇫🇷 non classifié

🇪🇸 no clasificado

🇹🇷 sınıflandırılmamış

🇰🇷 비분류

🇸🇦 غير مصنف

🇨🇿 neklasifikovaný

🇸🇰 neklasifikovaný

🇨🇳 未分类

🇸🇮 neklasificiran

🇮🇸 óflokkuð

🇰🇿 жіктелмеген

🇬🇪 არაქციონული

🇦🇿 sınıflandırılmamış

🇲🇽 no clasificado

Word origin

The word 'unclassified' originated from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'classified' meaning 'categorized'. It first appeared in the mid-19th century in the context of military and government documents that were not assigned a specific level of secrecy.