undocumented

English

Etymology

un- +‎ documented

Adjective

undocumented (not comparable)

1. Lacking instructions or reference material.

   Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.

2. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
   • 1861, United States, War Department - Annual Reports:

     On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture.

   1. (of a person) Not having official documentation required to legally enter, reside in, or work in a country.

      undocumented immigrant

Derived terms

• undocumentedness
• undocumented worker

 

Translations

lacking instructions or reference materials

lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.

• Catalan: indocumentat
• Finnish: paperiton (fi)
• Galician: indocumentado
• Polish: nieudokumentowany
• Spanish: indocumentado

(of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country

• Catalan: indocumentat
• Finnish: rekisteröimätön (fi), ilman asianmukaisia asiakirjoja
• Galician: indocumentado
• Polish: nieudokumentowany
• Spanish: indocumentado
• Swedish: papperslös (sv)

to be checked

• Danish: ^{(please verify)} udokumenteret
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ^{(please verify)} udokumentert

  Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} udokumentert

Noun

undocumented (plural undocumenteds)

1. (informal) Synonym of undocumented immigrant
   • 1986, Social Science Quarterly, volume 67, page 676:

     Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.

Translations

undocumented immigrant — see undocumented immigrant