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oversecuring

oversecuring is the present participle and gerund of oversecure.

Meaning of oversecure

Verb

oversecure (third-person singular simple present oversecures, present participle oversecuring, simple past and past participle oversecured)

  1. To secure beyond necessity.
    • As discussed in Chapter 4, “Planning for Governance,” you need to carefully consider the implications of “oversecuring” content. If every site is locked down for Read access, it will be hard to achieve your knowledge management objectives.2010, Scott Jamison, Susan Hanley, Mauro Cardarelli, Essential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Governance, and Planning

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Questions about oversecuring

What is oversecuring the present participle and gerund of?
Oversecuring is the present participle and gerund of oversecure.

Words near oversecuring in the dictionary

  1. oversecretion
  2. oversecretions
  3. oversecure
  4. oversecured
  5. oversecures
  6. oversecuring
  7. oversecurity
  8. oversedate
  9. oversedated
  10. oversedates
  11. oversedating

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