unprivileged
unprivileged Lexical Profile
unprivileged Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Lacking special rights, advantages, or social and economic opportunities enjoyed by others.
"The scholarship program was established to support talented students from unprivileged backgrounds."
Not protected from disclosure or liability by a recognized legal right or immunity (in law).
"The judge ruled that the emails were unprivileged communications and must be turned over to the opposing counsel."
Operating with restricted access to system resources, files, or administrative commands (in computing).
"For security reasons, the web server runs under an unprivileged user account to limit potential damage from a breach."
Word Nuance & Usage
In socio-economic contexts, 'underprivileged' is far more common than 'unprivileged'; 'unprivileged' is used primarily in legal contexts (for information not protected by privilege) and computing (for restricted user accounts).