Unprivate

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make not private. transitive

    "But the HP41 private mode was easily defeated. I still have my HP 41 and it's^([sic]) card reader. I was looking thru the cards recently and ran across one that is used to 'UNprivate' a program. Load the private program, then run the UNprivate card and the program is viewable."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not private.

    "my unprivate life as Mayor"

Example

More examples

"But the HP41 private mode was easily defeated. I still have my HP 41 and it's^([sic]) card reader. I was looking thru the cards recently and ran across one that is used to 'UNprivate' a program. Load the private program, then run the UNprivate card and the program is viewable."

Etymology

From un- + private.

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