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📄 Not given a code 🔤 Not marked
uncoded

uncoded

6.8
Not shown by a sign or word in speech and writing
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkoʊdɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin marcar
  • In this language, gender is often uncoded and must be inferred from context.

Examples

  • Some social meanings remain uncoded in speech but are understood by native speakers.

  • Is this information uncoded?

  • The message was left uncoded, making it easy for anyone to read.

  • The data was uncoded and difficult to analyze.

  • In this language, gender is often uncoded and must be inferred from context.

  • The message was left uncoded, making it easy for anyone to read.

  • Some social meanings remain uncoded in speech but are understood by native speakers.

Synonyms

unlabeled
vsuncoded
  • US
1 4.4

Not having a label or tag

is not indicated by a code symbol or grammatical marker

How Marked

marked
2.7
tagged
1 2.1
uncoded
  • Specialized
6.8

Surface Forms

uncoded positive

Morphology

uncoded = coded (transparent) = un + code + ed

Formed by negating the adjective 'coded' with the productive prefix 'un-', giving a literal 'not coded' interpretation in communicative/grammatical contexts.

Etymology

Uncoded comes from un- 'not' plus code 'a mark or symbol that shows meaning'. A helpful way to remember this is that if information or speech is uncoded it is 'not marked' by a special sign, so you must guess the meaning from the situation.