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unported

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having been ported, or converted to another platform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • There are still two hundred unported applications that we need to add to the distribution.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Not having been adapted to country-specific legislation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law

Examples

  • This text is published under the licence Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike-3.0 unported.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of unport

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ported English unported From un- + ported.