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uninstall en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From un- + install.

Meanings

  1. An uninstallation process.
    • But what happens if the uninstall does not work, is corrupt, or is accidentally deleted? Then, a manual uninstall is necessary […] 2004, Ron Ben-Natan, Richard Gornitsky, Tim Hanis, Mastering IBM WebSphere Portal:

Forms

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uninstalls Number=Plur lexicographic

uninstall en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From un- + install.

Meanings

  1. To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.
    • Apple devices are more conservative with preinstalled apps, but there is a core group of iOS apps you can't uninstall. 2013 December 24, Heather Kelly, “Tips for getting started with your new mobile gadget”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2016:

Forms

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uninstalled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
uninstalled Tense=Past lexicographic
uninstalls Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
uninstalling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

uninstaller · uninstallable

Relateds

uninstallation

Translations (29)

cmn 解除安裝 /解除安装 (completely remove hardware or software) · it disinstallare (completely remove hardware or software) · mi tangoutanga (completely remove hardware or software) · pl odinstalowywać (completely remove hardware or software) · hu eltávolít (completely remove hardware or software) · tr silmek (completely remove hardware or software) · cmn 卸載 /卸载 (completely remove hardware or software) · nl de-installeren (completely remove hardware or software) · ka დეინსტალაცია (completely remove hardware or software) · fr désinstaller (completely remove hardware or software) · tr kaldırmak (completely remove hardware or software) · pl dezinstalować (completely remove hardware or software) · ms nyahpasang (completely remove hardware or software) · de deinstallieren (completely remove hardware or software) · ru удали́ть (completely remove hardware or software) · ka ამოშლა (completely remove hardware or software) · fi poistaa asennus (completely remove hardware or software) · pt desinstalar (completely remove hardware or software) · pl odinstalować (completely remove hardware or software) · hy ապատեղադրել (completely remove hardware or software) · el απεγκαθιστώ (completely remove hardware or software) · sv avinstallera (completely remove hardware or software) · fi poistaa (completely remove hardware or software) · es desinstalar (completely remove hardware or software) · mi wetetāuta (completely remove hardware or software) · gl desinstalar (completely remove hardware or software) · uk видалити (completely remove hardware or software) · cs odinstalovat (completely remove hardware or software) · eo malinstali (completely remove hardware or software)