unauthorized user

collocation in English

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unauthorized
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈɔː.θə.raɪzd/us
/ʌnˈɑː.θə.raɪzd/
without someone's official permission to do something or be in a ...
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user
noun[C]
uk
/ˈjuː.zər/us
/ˈjuː.zɚ/
someone who uses a product, machine, ...
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(Definition ofunauthorizedanduserfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunauthorized user

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This is a high security feature, since anyunauthorizeduserwho does not have access to this information can not detect any hidden information.
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He opens it and gets electrocuted as a result of being anunauthorizeduser.
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This preventsunauthorizeduser(s) from adding, changing, or removing personal information, pictures, or other data.
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Virtual payments are claimed to be secure and easy to administer, and reduce the risk of anunauthorizedusercompromising card information.
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Thus, it is made hard for anyunauthorizeduserof the function pointer to be able to actually use it.
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This preventsunauthorizeduser(s) from accessing their information.
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Data security prevents unauthorized users from viewing or updating the database.
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Permissions protect against unauthorized tampering or destruction of information in files, and keep private information confidential from unauthorized users.
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This method ensures masked information is no longer visually identifiable to unauthorized users.
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Logging out of a computer when leaving it is a common security practice, preventing unauthorized users from tampering with it.
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Connections are only allowed to clients which can authenticate successfully, alleviating the concern that unauthorized users can eavesdrop via the sound device.
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A virus may allow unauthorized users to access a phone to find passwords or corporate data stored on the device.
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Virtually all parental control software includes a password or other form of authentication to prevent unauthorized users from disabling it.
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Unauthorized users are not allowed to install or use the software.
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Once a computer is infected, the virus allows unauthorized users to gain access to the computer's contents.
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