nonmounted

Nonmounted is an adjective used to describe something that has not been mounted, installed, or attached to its intended support, base, or integration point. It is formed from the negating prefix non- and mounted. While not as common as unmounted in everyday English, nonmounted appears in technical writing, product catalogs, and software to indicate a state prior to mounting or integration.

Domains and examples: In manufacturing and assembly, nonmounted components are parts supplied separately and intended to be attached during final assembly; a bill of materials may mark certain items as nonmounted to reflect current status. In computing and IT, nonmounted can describe resources that are not currently mounted in a file system or namespace; for example, a nonmounted disk image or nonmounted drive denotes that the system has not attached it yet. In hardware or electronics, a nonmounted module or circuit is one that is not yet physically connected to a motherboard or frame; technicians may refer to nonmounted units in prototyping or service manuals. In consumer catalogs or instruction manuals, the term may indicate parts that require user assembly.

Notes and usage guidance: The term is context-dependent, and some fields treat nonmounted and unmounted as interchangeable, while others prefer one over the other. When precision is important, rely on domain conventions: some domains consistently use nonmounted for pre-attachment states in catalogs or code, while others will use unmounted for general not-yet-attached situations.

See also: mounted, unmounted, mount (computing), assembly, bill of materials.