untagged

adjective

un·​tagged ˌən-ˈtagd How to pronounce untagged (audio)
: not provided with or as if with a tag : not tagged
untagged merchandise

Examples of untagged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Scenes of untagged dialogue show bloviating painters, publishers, and writers. Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2023 After entering a guilty plea to transporting and receiving untagged migratory game birds, Ortiz was sentenced to a three-year hunting ban, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine in federal court. Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023 Overall, the conservancy has identified more than 600 white sharks, both tagged and untagged. Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023 Dallas police Executive Assistant Chief Albert Martinez said the department realistically hopes to get the number of untagged videos down to about 10,000. Evidence can be automatically deleted if it’s not saved right. Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023 Those charges include: taking deer outside of lawful hunting hours; hunting without a license; using a deer hunting license of another person; over-the-limit of antlered deer; and possessing and transporting untagged deer. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2023 But there was still data scattered in the wind, untagged, unmapped, untracked. Will Evans, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021 The devices capture video of both tagged and untagged fish that gives researchers a better understanding of shark density in the region. BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2021 Part of the problem is dark data — unquantified, siloed and untagged data sets that are a side effect of sprawling systems and missing metadata. Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of untagged was in 1557

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“Untagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untagged. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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