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untaint

untaint verb: to mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.

Verb

untaint (third-person singular simple present untaints, present participle untainting, simple past and past participle untainted)

  1. (transitive) To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.
  2. (Australia, transitive) To restore (a share capital account) from a tainted state by paying the necessary tax, etc.

Forms of untaint

third-person singular presentuntaints
present participleuntainting
past participleuntainted
pastuntainted

Origin of untaint

From un- + taint.

Questions about untaint

What does untaint mean?
Untaint means to mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.
What part of speech is untaint?
Untaint is a verb.
What is the past tense of untaint?
The past tense of untaint is untainted.

Words near untaint in the dictionary

  1. untagging
  2. untags
  3. untailed
  4. untailored
  5. untailorlike
  6. untaint
  7. untaintable
  8. untainted
  9. untaintedly
  10. untaintedness
  11. untainting

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