Meaning & use
unprivileged
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Lacking special rights, advantages, or status; also used in computing to describe a mode with restricted system access.
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The scholarship program targets unprivileged students who lack access to test-prep resources.
The application runs in unprivileged mode so it cannot modify core system files.
A note on using this word
Has a social sense (lacking advantage) and a distinct technical sense in computing (restricted permission level).
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underprivilegeddisadvantaged
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