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unpatched

unpatched adjective: not fitted with patches.

Adjective

unpatched (not comparable)

  1. Not fitted with patches.
    • ragged, unpatched jeans
  2. For which a patch is not yet available.
    • Microsoft is actually pretty good about warning users about active attacks abusing unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.2007, Harris et al, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook
  3. Not patched; to which a patch has not been applied.
    • When working with kernel patches, it's a good idea to apply them to a clean, unpatched kernel.2003, Derek Vadala, Managing RAID on Linux

Origin of unpatched

From un- + patched.

Questions about unpatched

What does unpatched mean?
Unpatched means not fitted with patches.
What part of speech is unpatched?
Unpatched is an adjective.

Words near unpatched in the dictionary

  1. unpastorally
  2. unpastored
  3. unpasturable
  4. unpastured
  5. unpatch
  6. unpatched
  7. unpatches
  8. unpatching
  9. unpatent
  10. unpatentability
  11. unpatentable

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