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# undocumented

adjective (undocumented)

«undocumented» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Undocumented means not written down or recorded anywhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#m1)
2. An undocumented person (often a migrant) is living in a country without the official papers that allow them to be there; this is a polite term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history: undocumented events have no written record. In computers: an undocumented feature is not in the instructions. In news and social studies: undocumented workers or immigrants — a softer, more respectful word than "illegal". Phrases: undocumented immigrant, undocumented feature.

### Examples

- Much of the village's history is undocumented. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x1)
- The game has an undocumented secret level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x2)
- Many undocumented workers pick fruit on farms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x3)
- The scientist's early experiments were undocumented, so no one could check them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x4)
- Undocumented migrants can find it hard to see a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x5)
- This bug is undocumented, so please write it up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/#x6)

### Note

Prefix "un-" + documented (recorded). In politics and news it is a chosen, gentler word; others use "illegal immigrant", which many people find hurtful. Talk about people with respect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undocumented» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undocumented/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undocumented» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undocumented.html) on Mova free.