Unredacted

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unredact form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not redacted; uncensored. not-comparable

    "Wikileaks has always had a healthy sense of self-importance—one that seems, at least in part, well-deserved. But there's something uniquely hubristic about accusing a major newspaper (and former collaborator) of "gross negligence or malice" over the release of 251,000 unredacted top-secret cables—when the fault lies with the website itself."

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"Wikileaks has always had a healthy sense of self-importance—one that seems, at least in part, well-deserved. But there's something uniquely hubristic about accusing a major newspaper (and former collaborator) of "gross negligence or malice" over the release of 251,000 unredacted top-secret cables—when the fault lies with the website itself."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + redacted.

Etymology 2

From unredact + -ed.

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