unclassified

[uhn-klas-uh-fahyd]

adjective

1. not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics.

   Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.

2. (of data, documents, etc.) not belonging to a category that is restricted for reasons of security; not secret.

   unclassified plans; unclassified information.

unclassified

/ ʌnˈklæsɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. not arranged in any specific order or grouping

2. (of information) not possessing a security classification

3. (of football results) not arranged in any special order or in divisions

Word History and Origins

Origin of unclassified¹

First recorded in 1860–65; un- ¹ + classified

Example Sentences

But it added: "DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorising official before it is released, even if it is unclassified".

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Sir Jonathan was aware of the full version of this elaborate false account, but it was absent from the unclassified version given to the court and the BBC.

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The government said the database where those records are held – known as Merlin – "has not been declassified" and "contains information ranging from unclassified to Top Secret, with the majority being unclassified".

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The senators said the Signal scandal "raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information".

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The Trump administration has downplayed the unclassified Signal messages, in which Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and others shared potentially classified details about an upcoming attack on Yemen.

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