opt-out
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opt-out
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From opt + out.
adjective
- Requiring a person or organization to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; tending to include by default; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising. With opt-out forms, take care to uncheck all unwanted selections.
noun opt-outs
- The act of opting out of something. It [Greenpeace] also says that tax exemptions should be phased out for airlines, including the opt-outs that low-cost carriers currently have from paying VAT or fuel duty on kerosene.
- A school or hospital that has withdrawn from local control.
- A regional broadcast that other stations in the network may elect not to include. National television channels (descendant network) with regional or local slots or opt-outs: […]
Opposite: opt-in
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noun
Opposite: opt-in
Translations
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adj requiring explicit choice to avoid or forbid
| Español | de exclusión |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vorhergehende Ablehnung erfordernd |
noun the act of opting out of something
| Français | déroger, renoncer, se retirer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ablehnung, Ausstieg |
Talk about this word "opt-out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/opt-out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. opt-out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/opt-out "opt-out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/opt-out.Cite this
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title = {opt-out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opt-out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
