# uninstalled

Pronunciation: say "un-in-STAWLD" US /ˌʌnɪnˈstɔld/, UK /ˌʌnɪnˈstɔːld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of uninstall. — simple past and past participle of uninstall
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of uninstall. Use this form for something you removed earlier or that has been removed.
   - _The technician uninstalled the outdated driver before loading the new one._
   - _They uninstalled the security suite that was slowing every machine down._

## Adjective

2. Not having been put in place or set up for operation; still waiting to be fitted.
   - Simple: Not yet put in place or set up so it can be used.
   - _Several uninstalled fixtures remained in their boxes across the construction site._
   - _The new server arrived uninstalled, sitting idle until the technicians could rack it._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the verb "uninstall" with the suffix "-ed".
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the prefix "un-" added to "installed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/uninstalled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).