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nondisabled

nondisabled

4.0
Working and not turned off
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.dɪsˈeɪ.bəld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : operativo
  • Only nondisabled accounts can access the secure files on the server.

Examples

  • Please ensure the alarm system is nondisabled before leaving the building.

  • The nondisabled features of the software continued to work after the update.

  • The system is nondisabled and fully operational.

  • Ensure that all nondisabled accounts are updated regularly.

  • Please ensure the alarm system is nondisabled before leaving the building.

  • The nondisabled features of the software continued to work after the update.

  • Only nondisabled accounts can access the secure files on the server.

How Enabled

operational
102 4.1
nondisabled
  • Specialized
4.0

Surface Forms

nondisabled positive

Morphology

nondisabled = disabled (transparent) = non + disabled

The word is built by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to 'disabled' (in the sense 'turned off'), so the meaning 'not disabled' = 'enabled/operational' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nondisabled breaks into non- 'not' and able 'can', and because to 'disable' something often means to 'turn it off', nondisabled can mean 'not turned off' or 'working'. That's why we also use nondisabled for equipment, systems, or accounts that are enabled and able to operate.