*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of indef

Shortened from indefinite.

1 source sectionBrief source recordWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 1 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.

verb

To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.

adj

Abbreviation of indefinite.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortened from indefinite.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [],
  "links": [
    [
      "indefinite",
      "indefinite#English"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "recordId": "7e4b762fe5c25c6d064728e10487ccf2b2eadaa58b3c4d8f288f23024e404b50",
      "rawRecordSha256": "33d9a390991c3248382d056e2fe79d590b7ba19619fe47122a15abf143591e57",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 1503787
    },
    {
      "pos": "verb",
      "glosses": [
        "To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "recordId": "96241367e809aa0d4ed8f1cb55e8dc4261c6c1fd8bc9aa427d6ea98ec1de1cd8",
      "rawRecordSha256": "9fc578d5fc41201f19318011aad6ad3b4abb51eecf6db3a8d1ef0460ccd50f1e",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 1503788
    },
    {
      "pos": "adj",
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of indefinite."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "recordId": "f18e2dfc6711f08c819ef7b381e1fd40bc808c6bea96acfb84fbf6074bdfed95",
      "rawRecordSha256": "1103ff77bdb71a7163b962ef4268b37ece2a556adb1c21be20f163773d158cce",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 1503786
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for indef →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-aW5kZWY