1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Rather than treating employees’ unauthorized use of consumer AI tools as a compliance problem, companies should recognize it as a signal of untapped demand and redirect that energy into a structured enterprise-wide strategy.
—Elena Alfaro, Harvard Business Review, 14 Apr. 2026
Among the most experienced muralists were the Cohen building artists, and the phrase social security held out untapped possibilities for invention.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Texas is widely regarded as the most lucrative untapped gaming market in the nation.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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untapped
adjective
un·tapped
ˌən-ˈtapt 
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets
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