Unmapped: meaning, definitions and examples

Used when describing something that has not been charted or detailed, often in contexts related to geography or software.

• The team ventured into unmapped territory, not knowing what they would find.
• The data remains unmapped, and we need to organize it into a structured format.

Used for something that has not been allocated to a specific person, role, or place. Commonly used in work, education, and resource management contexts.

• We have several tasks that are still unassigned and need volunteers to take them on.
• The classroom had unassigned seats, so students could sit wherever they wanted.

Refers to items or data that have not been sorted into categories or groups. Commonly used in data management and organizational settings.

• The filing cabinet is full of uncategorized documents, making it hard to find anything.
• We need to sort through this uncategorized list to make it more manageable.

Used to describe information or items that have not been categorized into a classification system, or information that is not restricted by security levels. Often used in government or corporate information contexts.

• The document was marked as unclassified and could be shared with the public.
• These samples remain unclassified, and we need to run more tests.

This is a repetition of the first entry; please see the context and examples provided above.

This term is often used in workflow, project management, or software development to indicate that a task, responsibility, or resource has been removed from a specific individual or group.

• We need to unassign some tasks from John as he is overwhelmed with work.
• The software allows you to unassign roles and reassign them to other team members easily.

This term is often used in data analysis or statistics to indicate that two variables or data sets have been determined to not have a relationship or connection.

• After running several tests, we had to uncorrelate these variables.
• The revised model uncouples and uncorrelates the factors that were previously linked.

Commonly used in governmental or institutional contexts to refer to the process of removing a document's classified status, making it accessible to a wider audience.

• The recent decision to unclassify these documents has sparked much debate.
• Once we unclassify the report, it will be available to the public.