"userless" meaning in English

See userless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: user + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|user|less}} user + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} userless (not comparable)
  1. Without users. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-userless-en-adj-4zxgLAJR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "ref": "1978, Gerald D. Cole, Design alternatives for computer network security",
          "text": "Note that this structure will allow userless or terminal-less processes, userless terminals, etc., leaving to the table entries and computing algorithms the matter of enforcing a given access control policy.",
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          "ref": "2004, Peter Norton, Peter Norton's Introduction to Computers",
          "text": "Sophisticated userless computers operate security systems, navigation systems, communications systems, and many others.",
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          "ref": "2013, Michael Hartl, Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails, page 443",
          "text": "This prevents userless microposts from being stranded in the database when admins choose to remove users from the system.",
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