unchecked

Adjective

unchecked (not comparable)

1. Unrestrained, not held back.
   • unchecked ambition
   • unchecked power

   Synonyms:

   uncontrolled

2. Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
   • unchecked writings
   • unchecked findings
3. Of a check box: not checked (ticked or enabled).
   • This pseudocode is unambiguous if we know that the previous state of all the boxes is "unchecked." Because we can't be sure of that in buggy code, a better model might be: […]1995, Boris Beizer, Black-Box Testing: Techniques for Functional Testing of Software and Systems, New York, N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 95
   • Check boxes are a handy way to enable users to select one or more options that are not mutually exclusive. […] By default, [Microsoft] Word displays boxes unchecked.2004, Bill Camarda, “Creating Forms”, in Using Microsoft Office Word 2003, special edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Que Publishing, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 945
4. (crosswording) Of a square: part of only one entry (that is, across or down, but not both).
   • If there are W#95;1 "unchecked" whites (that is, those which enter into the solution of one clue only), and W#95;2 "checked" whites (those which enter into the solution of two clues), then the mean word length will be (W#95;1#43;2W#95;2)#47;C, where C is the number of clues. […] Acceptable (if...1986 March 27, Pat Isaacson, “Patterns of Puzzlement: Passing Observations on Crossword Puzzles”, in New Scientist, volume 109, number 1501, [London]: [New Science Publications], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 50
   • On a crossword puzzle grid, you shouldn't encounter any unchecked squares – white squares that are used in an Across entry but not in a Down entry, or vice versa. If unchecked squares were allowed, that would make your life harder – you'd have only one opportunity to figure out what belongs in that...2009, Timothy E[ric] Parker, Joan Friedman, “Completing the Grid: How to Solve a Crossword”, in Crosswords for Seniors for Dummies, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 8