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unrooted

unrooted

7.7
A device that has not been changed to give users full control of the system
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈruːtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no rooteado
  • I am loving the pure Google experience of my Nexus 7; I'm sick of being a slave to my contract, and I'm tired of having to root my phone in order to rid myself of carrier and OEM garbage (plus I need an unrooted phone in order to be able to install

Examples

  • The app can only be installed on an unrooted phone to ensure it runs in its original environment without any modifications.

  • When I use my unrooted device, I can enjoy updates directly from the manufacturer without any modifications.

  • For security reasons, many users prefer to keep their smartphones unrooted to avoid potential vulnerabilities.

Synonyms

unprivileged
vsunrooted
  • Specialized
6.5

Having only limited user rights and no administrator access

is about devices not modified to allow administrative level access
nonprivileged
vsunrooted
  • Specialized
6.3

Using ordinary user rights without administrator rights

focuses on whether the system was altered to permit admin access

Antonyms

rooted
  • Specialized
7.4

A device or account with full control over the system files

How Rooted

rooted
  • Specialized
7.4
unrooted
  • Specialized
7.7
protected
1 2.0

Surface Forms

unrooted positive

Morphology

unrooted = rooted (semi-transparent) = un + root + ed

Formed by adding the negating prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'rooted' (in the technical sense), so the morphological process is clear.

Etymology

Unrooted joins un- 'not' and root, where root can also mean the main user with full power on a device. So an unrooted phone or computer is one that has not been changed to give that extra, special access.