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by levkk·3y ago·view on hn ↗
Correct!

According to Google, "insecure" means:

1. not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break. 2. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious.

and "unsecure":

1. (especially of a computer system) not protected against attack or other criminal activity. 2. (of a loan) unsecured.

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Google doesn't source its definition, but all reputable dictionaries I could find disagree:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insecure definition 3, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/insecure definition 2, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/insecur... definition 2, https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis... definition 2

Dictionaries have also by and large given up on prescriptivism. The correct use of language is the way language is being used, with dictionaries trailing and recording consensus reality, not defining it.

Google's dictionary is sourced from Oxford Languages, at least for the English dictionary [0][1].

[0]: https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ [1]: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/10106608?