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missing

Missing is the status of a required assignment or other piece of student work that has not been submitted by the student by the time it is due.

In plain English

This word names the condition of required schoolwork when nothing has been turned in by the deadline. It refers to work the student was expected to submit, not to work that is simply still waiting for a grade.

In context

Here, "missing" marks the assignment as required work for which no student submission was turned in by the time it was due.

Situation
Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
What it communicates
marks an assignment as lacking a recorded submission

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say why no submission was made or what happens after that.

Examples

“Ravi's book report was missing because he never turned it in, while his poem was submitted on time and was only waiting for a grade.”

Core meaning

“When the deadline passed with no submission, the teacher marked the worksheet missing.”

In context

  • late Contrast

    Late indicates that work was submitted after the due time, while missing indicates that no submission was made by the due time.

  • unsubmitted Broader Term

    Missing is a more specific status within the broader idea that work has not been submitted.