undocumented

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ documented.

Adjective

undocumented (not comparable)

1. Lacking instructions or reference material.

   Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.

2. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
   • 1861, United States, War Department - Annual Reports:

     On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture.

   1. (of a person) Not having official documentation required to legally enter, reside in, or work in a country.

      undocumented immigrant

Derived terms

• undocumented alien
• undocumentedness
• undocumented worker

 

Translations

lacking instructions or reference materials

lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.

• Catalan: indocumentat
• Finnish: paperiton (fi)
• Galician: indocumentado
• Polish: nieudokumentowany
• Spanish: indocumentado

(of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country

• Catalan: indocumentat
• Finnish: rekisteröimätön (fi), ilman asianmukaisia asiakirjoja
• Galician: indocumentado
• Polish: nieudokumentowany
• Spanish: indocumentado
• Swedish: papperslös (sv)

to be checked

• Danish: ^{(please verify)} udokumenteret
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ^{(please verify)} udokumentert

  Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} udokumentert

Noun

undocumented (plural undocumenteds)

1. (informal) Synonym of undocumented immigrant
   • 1986, Social Science Quarterly, volume 67, page 676:

     Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.

Translations

undocumented immigrant — see undocumented immigrant