UNMOUNT

Etymology

Verb

unmount (third-person singular simple present unmounts, present participle unmounting, simple past and past participle unmounted)

(computing, transitive) To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.

Synonyms

• dismount

(Unix jargon) umount

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 April 2025

RACY

(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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