UNLINK

Etymology

Verb

unlink (third-person singular simple present unlinks, present participle unlinking, simple past and past participle unlinked)

(transitive) To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.

(transitive, computing, Unix) To delete (a file).

Noun

unlink (plural unlinks)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Un*link", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + link.]

Definition: To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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