untaint

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verb

To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person untaints · participle present untainting · participle past untainted · past untainted

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

Origin

From un- + taint.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tantuni
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APA

untaint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untaint

MLA

“untaint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untaint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untaint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untaint.

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