invalid

Dictionary: in·va·lid¹ (ĭn'və-lĭd) pronunciation

One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.

adj.

Incapacitated by illness or injury.
Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.

tr.v., -lid·ed, -lid·ing, -lids.

To incapacitate physically.
Chiefly British. To release or exempt from duty because of ill health: “I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use” (Mary Lee Settle).

[From INVALID² (influenced by French invalide, sickly, infirm).]

in·val·id² (ĭn-văl'ĭd) pronunciation

adj.

Not legally or factually valid; null: an invalid license.
Falsely based or reasoned; faulty: an invalid argument.

[Latin invalidus, weak : in-, not; see in–¹ + validus, strong (from valēre, to be strong).]

invalidity in'va·lid'i·ty (-və-lĭd'ĭ-tē) n.
invalidly in·val'id·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: sickly
Antonyms: healthy, well

adj

Definition: worthless; unfounded
Antonyms: sound, true, valid, worthwhile, worthy

Philosophy Dictionary: invalid

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An argument is invalid when the conclusion does not follow from the premises. See entailment, validity.

Law Encyclopedia: Invalid

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Null; void; without force or effect; lacking in authority.

For example, a will that has not been properly witnessed is invalid and unenforceable.

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IN BRIEF: One who is disabled for illness or injury. Also: having no force or weight.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist & philosopher.

Dream Symbol: Invalid

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A dream about being an invalid may signify the lack of confidence and energy to pursue some issue. Hopelessness may have crippled the dreamer's will to stand up and perform.

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invalid
Introduced	1999
TLD type	Reserved top-level domain
Status	Reserved to prevent conflict and confusion
Registry	IANA
Sponsor	None
Intended use	When necessary to show an address guaranteed to be invalid
Actual use	Popular to put at the end of intentionally-bad e-mail addresses used in newsgroup postings to avoid spam,
Registration restrictions	No registrations are possible
Structure	n/a
Documents	RFC 2606
Dispute policies	None
Website	None

invalid is a name reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in RFC 2606 (June 1999) that is not intended to be installed as a top-level domain in the global Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.^[1]

Other reserved names are test, localhost, and example.

The reasons for reservation of these top-level domain names is to reduce the likelihood of conflict and confusion.^[1] This allows the use of these names for either documentation purposes or in local testing scenarios.

This top-level domain is sometimes used as a pseudo domain name in Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to convey either an error condition or in use of privacy protection. A notable instance of this usage is in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) where the domain anonymous.invalid in a SIP URI indicates hiding of a callers identity.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b RFC 2606 (BCP 32), Reserved Top Level DNS Names, D. Eastlake, A. Panitz, The Internet Society (June 1999)
^ RFC 3325, Private Extensions to the Session Intitiation Protocol, C. Jennings, J. Peterson, M. Watson, The Internet Society (November 2002)

Generic top-level domains

Current

general	.biz · .com · .info · .name · .net · .org · .pro

Sponsored	.aero · .asia · .cat · .coop · .edu · .gov · .int · .jobs · .mil · .mobi · .museum · .tel · .travel

Infrastructure	.arpa

Deleted/retired	.nato

Reserved	.example · .invalid · .localhost · .test

Pseudo	.bitnet · .csnet · .local · .root · .uucp · .onion · .exit

Proposed

Locations	.berlin · .lat · .nyc · .bcn ·

Language and nationality	.bzh · .cym · .eus · .gal · .lli · .scot

Technical	.geo · .mail

Other	.kids · .post · .shop · .web · .xxx · .eco · .music · unrestricted generic top-level domains

Country code top-level domains

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Translations: Invalid

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - invalid, kronisk syg
v. tr. - invalidere
adj. - invalid, kronisk syg, svagelig

2.
adj. - ugyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongeldig, ongerechtvaardigd, invalide, zieke

Français (French)
1.
n. - malade, invalide, infirme
v. tr. - rendre malade/infirme, réformer
adj. - infirme

2.
adj. - sans fondement, (Admin, Jur) nul (un contrat, un mariage), caduc (un jugement), périmé (un passeport)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kranker, Invalide
v. - zum Invaliden machen, als dienstuntauglich entlassen
adj. - ungültig, invalide, krank, körperbehindert

2.
adj. - ungültig, nicht zulässig, nichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ασθενής, ανάπηρος
adj. - ανάπηρος, ασθενικός, άρρωστος, φιλάσθενος, (νομ.) άκυρος, ανίσχυρος
v. - θέτω εκτός υπηρεσίας λόγω ασθενείας ή αναπηρίας

Italiano (Italian)
infermo, invalido

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inválido (m)
adj. - nulo
v. - invalidar

Русский (Russian)
инвалид, больной, нетрудоспособный, несостоятельный, недействительный, заболевать, делать больным

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - enfermo, minusválido, discapacitado, inválido, lisiado, persona achacosa
v. tr. - convertir en un inválido, licenciar como inválido, perder la salud
adj. - enfermo, minusválido, discapacitado, inválido, lisiado

2.
adj. - inválido, nulo, írrito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - invalid
adj. - handikappad, invalid-, oduglig till aktiv tjänst (mil.), ogiltig
v. - invalidisera (s), ta(s) upp på sjuklistan (isht mil.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 病弱的人, 病人, 伤残退役军人, 残疾者, 病弱的, 有病的, 供病人用的, 使病弱, 使伤残, 使退役

2. 无效的, 无效果的, 不得力的, 无价值的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 無效的, 無效果的, 不得力的, 無價值的

2.
n. - 病弱的人, 病人, 傷殘退役軍人, 殘疾者
adj. - 病弱的, 有病的, 供病人用的
v. tr. - 使病弱, 使傷殘, 使退役

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 병자, 병약자
v. tr. - 병약하게 하다, 병약자로 면제하다
adj. - 병약한, 환자용의

2.
adj. - (증거 등이) 박약한, 설득력 없는, 무가치한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 病弱な人, 病人, 傷病兵
adj. - 病弱な, 病人向きの, 無効の, 法的効力を持たない, 根拠の弱い, 無効な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المريض العاجز (صفه) باطل, لاغ, معتل, مقعد (فعل) يمرض, يجعله عاجزا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נכה, בעל-מום, חולה‬
adj. - ‮עבור נכים, של נכים‬
v. tr. - ‮שחרר בגלל נכות, עשתה לנכה (מחלה)‬
adj. - ‮פסול, לא-תקף, בטל, חלש‬

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