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unauthorized term

unauthorized term noun: a term discouraged by a controlled vocabulary in favor of its authorized synonym, such as pitch in favor of frequency.

Noun

unauthorized term (plural unauthorized terms)

  1. A term discouraged by a controlled vocabulary in favor of its authorized synonym, such as pitch in favor of frequency.
    Antonyms:
    authorized term

Antonyms of unauthorized term

Forms of unauthorized term

pluralunauthorized terms

Questions about unauthorized term

What does unauthorized term mean?
Unauthorized term means a term discouraged by a controlled vocabulary in favor of its authorized synonym, such as pitch in favor of frequency.
What part of speech is unauthorized term?
Unauthorized term is a noun.
What is the plural of unauthorized term?
The plural of unauthorized term is unauthorized terms.

Words near unauthorized term in the dictionary

  1. unauthoritatively
  2. unauthoritativeness
  3. unauthorizable
  4. unauthorize
  5. unauthorized
  6. unauthorized term
  7. unauthorized terms
  8. unauthorizedly
  9. unauthorizedness
  10. unauthorizes
  11. unauthorizing

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