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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