uncommitted

Uncommitted is an adjective meaning not bound by a pledge, promise, obligation, or finalized decision. It can describe a person who has not made a final choice, a group without binding commitments, or a state of freedom from obligations. The term is used in political, organizational, and informational contexts to indicate openness to multiple options.

In politics, uncommitted often refers to delegates at party conventions who have not pledged support to a candidate, as well as voters who have not decided on a nominee. Uncommitted delegates may influence primary outcomes if they switch their support, and the term contrasts with pledged delegates who have committed to a specific candidate.

In computing and data management, an uncommitted transaction is a sequence of operations not yet made permanent in the data store. Changes from such a transaction may be rolled back until a commit occurs. Many systems offer auto-commit, where each statement is committed immediately, while others group several statements into a single transaction. In software development, uncommitted changes are edits in a working directory that have not yet been recorded in the repository.

In finance, uncommitted funds or an uncommitted line of credit denotes money or credit not reserved for a particular purpose and not guaranteed by a lender. The term can also describe a situation in which a borrower has access to funds but they are not yet formally claimed or restricted.

Uncommitted usage also appears in recruiting, where a student or athlete has not signed a binding letter of intent or commitment to a school, team, or program.