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🕊️ To clear blame 💧 To clean 💻 To mark safe
to untaint

to untaint

8.4
To make data safe after checks so a program can use it
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈteɪnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : validar
  • The cybersecurity team worked hard to untaint the compromised files, validating their integrity before restoring them.

Examples

  • After rigorous testing, the developers were able to untaint the database, ensuring all records were safe to use.

  • To protect the integrity of the system, they must untaint any user input that fails validation checks.

  • Had hoped that the data would be untainted, but it seems the Stevenson screen is next to an airport—bet that wasn't there in the 30s!

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How Trusted

to certify
  • Formal
192 3.9
to untaint
  • Specialized
8.4
to validate
  • Specialized
14 4.5
to sanitize
  • Specialized
2 4.7
to inspect
202 2.5

Surface Forms

untaint infinitive
untainted past
untainted past participle
untainting present participle
untaints third person singular

Morphology

untaint = taint (transparent) = un + taint

In computing contexts 'taint' denotes a flagged/contaminated value; 'un-' simply negates that status, making the morphological relation clear.

Etymology

Untaint comes from un- 'not' and taint 'stain', and in computing you can imagine marking data 'clean' after checks. So to untaint data is to say it is safe to use.