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Uncommontainted
The correct spelling is tainted.
How to pronounce tainted
verb
IPA: /ˈteɪntɪd/
Say it like: Tay-nte-d
The correct spelling is tainted. To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally. For example: "Meat soon taints in warm weather."
Usage Examples
“Meat soon taints in warm weather.”
“Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.”
“Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
- 2.To spoil (food) by contamination.
- 3.To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
- 4.To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
- 5.To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
adjective
- 1.Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
- 2.(of data) Originating from an untrusted source.
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