unprivileged
Lacking special access
Unprivileged describes someone or something lacking special rights, advantages, or access.
In computing, an unprivileged user or process operates without elevated permissions: The script runs in unprivileged mode.
Outside technical contexts, underprivileged is the more common term for people lacking social or economic advantages.
Lacking necessities
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
powerless · excluded · overlooked · underrepresented · neglected · sidelined · voiceless · struggling
Unjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
racism · caste · oppression · exploitation · segregation · exclusion · bias · prejudice
Official allowances granted
- accessRight to enter
- userOne who operates something
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- authorizationFormal permission granted
admin · root · elevated · restricted · sandboxed · limited · guest · read-only
Subject to potential harm
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- precariousDangerously insecure
- insecureLacking self-assurance
defenseless · susceptible · endangered · fragile · unsafe · underserved · uninsured · underbanked
deprived
Lacking necessities
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
dispossessed · powerless · excluded · overlooked · underrepresented · neglected · sidelined · voiceless · struggling · lacking
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
classism · racism · caste · oppression · exploitation · segregation · exclusion · bias · prejudice · injustice
permissions
Official allowances granted
- accessRight to enter
- userOne who operates something
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
authorization · admin · root · elevated · restricted · sandboxed · limited · guest · read-only · capability
at-risk
Subject to potential harm
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- precariousDangerously insecure
insecure · defenseless · susceptible · endangered · fragile · unsafe · underserved · uninsured · underbanked
unprivilegedprivileged
Having special advantages
advantaged · elite · aristocratic · wealthy · affluent
unprivilegedprivileged
Having special advantages
administrator · admin · superuser · root · elevated
private, privacy, privilege, privileged, privy, deprivation, privileges, underprivileged