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unlink en · NOUN

Etymology

From un- + link.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:knot theory) A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane.

Forms

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unlinks Number=Plur lexicographic

unlink en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + link.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
  2. (Unix, transitive) To delete (a file).
    • That's because the permission to unlink a file doesn't depend upon the permission bits on the file itself; it's the permission bits on the directory that contains the file that matter. 2001, Tom Phoenix, Randal L. Schwartz, Learning Perl, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN, page 175:

Forms

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unlinking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unlinked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unlinked Tense=Past lexicographic
unlinks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unlinker

Translations (10)

ru отсоединять (to decouple an item) · bg отцепвам (to decouple an item) · hu leválaszt (to decouple an item) · pt desligar (to decouple an item) · mi wetehono (to decouple an item) · eo malligi (to decouple an item) · pt desvincular (to decouple an item) · ru отсоединить (to decouple an item) · bg отсъединявам (to decouple an item) · hu szétválaszt (to decouple an item)