Dictionary

unboxing en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of unbox
   form of unbox

unboxing en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English unbox Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English unboxing From unbox + -ing (gerundive ending).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
   • The most popular unboxings are for expensive gadgets, like the iPhone, Xbox and PlayStation consoles. 2014 February 13, Heather Kelly, “The bizarre, lucrative world of ‘unboxing’ videos”, in CNN:
   • Clips of tech-fiends unwrapping new models of cell phones first began turning up on the Internet about a decade ago. Since then, an entire world has blossomed around the unboxing video, with whole YouTube channels dedicated to the unpackaging of dolls, purses, moisturizers, even food. 2014 December 16, Alex Frank, “Happy Unboxing Day! A Small Guide to the Very Large World of Unboxing Videos”, in Vogue:
2. (countable, qualifier:object-oriented programming, uncountable) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
   • Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. […] Unboxing involves the production of a primitive for each object. 2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28:

Forms

Antonyms

boxing · autoboxing

Translations (15)

fr déballage (removal of something from its box) · fr unboxing (automatic conversion of objects back to value types) · uk розпакува́ння (removal of something from its box) · ru распако́вка (removal of something from its box) · fi kuorinta (automatic conversion of objects back to value types) · es desempaquetado (removal of something from its box) · es desempaque (removal of something from its box) · fi purkaminen (removal of something from its box) · es unboxing (automatic conversion of objects back to value types) · fi purkaminen laatikosta (removal of something from its box) · de Auspacken (removal of something from its box) · fi purkaminen rasiasta (removal of something from its box) · ka განყუთვა (removal of something from its box) · es desembalaje (removal of something from its box) · el αποσυσκευασία (removal of something from its box)