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Definition: Unauthorised |
UnauthorisedAdjective1. Not endowed with authority. 2. Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unauthorised" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references) |
"Unauthorised" is a common misspelling or typo for: unauthorized. |
Synonyms: UnauthorisedSynonyms: unauthorized (adj), wildcat (adj). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: computer espionage (computing, law), theft of data, unauthorised access, unauthorised access attempt, unauthorised access to a data processing system, unauthorised access to computer material, unauthorised broker (finance), unauthorised denial of service (computing, law), unauthorised destruction, unauthorised disclosure of data, unauthorised insurance (insurance), unauthorised labour (labor), unauthorised modification of data (computing, law), unauthorised obtaining of data, unauthorised removal of goods (finance), unauthorised restriction (computing, law), unauthorised use of the trade mark (law), unauthorised wearing of the military uniform, unauthorized access (computing, law), unauthorized access attempt, unauthorized denial of service, unauthorized destruction, unauthorized disclosure of data, unauthorized insurance (insurance), unauthorized modification of data (computing, law), unauthorized restriction. |
| Antonym: authorized (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unauthorised |
| Specialty definitions using "unauthorised": callback, computer fraud ♦ data manipulation ♦ fraudulent misuse of a computer ♦ phacker ♦ software theft ♦ The Cuckoo's Egg ♦ unauthorised access to a data processing system, unauthorised access to computer material. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Unauthorised" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unauthorised" is used about 335 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 335 | 15,680 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "unauthorised": unauthorised access ♦ unauthorised access to a data processing system ♦ unauthorised access to computer material ♦ unauthorised broker ♦ unauthorised destruction ♦ unauthorised disclosure of data ♦ unauthorised insurance ♦ unauthorised modification of data ♦ unauthorised obtaining of data ♦ unauthorised wearing of the military uniform. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "unauthorised"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 未批准 (unauthorized). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | uberettiget begrænsning (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), uautoriseret forsikring (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), uautoriseret fjernelse (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), uautoriseret adgang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), patenter udnyttes uretmaessigt eller bringes til en uberettiget tredjemands kundskab (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | onbevoegde toegang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), onbevoegde beperking (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), onbevoegd vernietigen van gegevens (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), octrooien worden onrechtmatig toegepast of komen ter kennis van een niet bevoegde derde (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), niet-toegelaten verzekering (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valtuudeton tuhoaminen (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), valtuudeton pääsy (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vol de données (unauthorised obtaining of data), soustraction de données (unauthorised obtaining of data), restriction non autorisée (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), espionnage informatique (unauthorised obtaining of data), destruction non autorisée (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), des brevets sont utilisés indûment ou viennent la connaissance d'un tiers non autorisé (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), assurance non agréée (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), accès non autorisé (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unberechtigter Zugriff (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), unberechtigter Zugang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), unberechtigte Versicherung (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), unberechtigte Vernichtung (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), unberechtigte Beschränkung (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), unbefugte Datenbeschaffung (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), Patente werden unbefugt genutzt oder einem Unbefugten bekannt (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), Datendiebstahl (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), Computerspionage (computer espionage, spying out of data, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μη εγκεκριμένη ασφάλιση (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), ανεξουσιοδότητη πρόσβαση (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), ανεξουσιοδότητη διαγραφή (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), ανεξουσιοδότητος περιορισμός (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), διπλώματα ευρεσιτεχνίας χρησιμοποιούνται αντικανονικώς ή περιέρχονται σε γνώση μη εξουσιοδοτημένου τρίτου (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spionaggio informatico (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), furto di dati (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), distruzione non autorizzata (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), brevetti sono utilizzati indebitamente o vengono a conoscenza di un terzo non autorizzato (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), assicurazione non autorizzata (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), acquisizione illecita di dati (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), accesso non autorizzato (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 권한외 (unauthorized). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | gyn ughtarys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | authorisedunay seguro não autorizado (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), restrição não autorizada (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), destruição não autorizada dos dados (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), as patentes são indevidamente utilizadas ou chegam ao conhecimento de terceiros não autorizados (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), acesso não autorizado (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) seguro no aceptado (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), restricción desautorizada (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), destrucción no autorizada (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), acceso desautorizado (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) olovlig försäkring (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), obehörig radering av information (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), obehörig inskränkning av behörighet (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), obehörig åtkomst (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-i-n-o-r-s-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: authorised, housetrain, thunderous. | |
-3 letters: antherids, authorise, durations, indurates, nourished, ordinates, outraised, outrushed, outshined, senhorita, tarnished, thioureas, undershot, unthreads. | |
-4 letters: adhesion, aneroids, antherid, antihero, arointed, asteroid, astonied, audients, auditors, authored, daunters, denarius, detrains, dianthus, diatrons, dinosaur, dourines, duration, enshroud, hairnets, handiest, handouts, hardiest, hardnose, haunters, hauteurs, hedonist, hideouts, hoariest, hordeins, horniest, hounders, indurate, inearths. | |
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