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untaped

untaped

6.7
Not recorded on video or audio
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈteɪpt/
translation icon : no grabado
  • untaped section

Examples

  • "I moved his head so he had to see me through the untaped eye.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The documentary includes many untaped interviews that shed light on the subject.

  • Her thoughts on the issue remained untaped, allowing her to edit them later if needed.

  • He discovered several untaped scenes that could be added to the final cut of the film.

Synonyms

unfilmed
vsuntaped
6.9

Not made into a movie or video

is broader meaning not saved on film audio or videotape
unshot
vsuntaped
  • Jargon
7.2

Not filmed or recorded on camera

implies permanent absence of any recording rather than temporary lack
recordless
vsuntaped
8.0

Not saved as sound or video

focuses on not being recorded at all rather than on release or preservation

Antonyms

recorded
2.6

Put on tape, film, or digital media to keep and play later

Surface Forms

untaped positive

Morphology

untaped = taped (transparent) = un + tape + taped + tape + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the adjective 'taped' to create 'not recorded'; this is a straightforward, regular derivation.

Etymology

Untaped is made from un- 'not' plus taped, from tape, the strip used to record sound or video. Think of a recorder with no tape inside: untaped means 'not recorded on film, audio, or videotape'.