unlink

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
2. (Unix, transitive) To delete (a file).

Noun

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

Synonyms

unhitch

uncouple

decoupling

detach

disaggregate

disconnect

disjoin

dismantle

unline

unclamp

unfix

unhook

unlock

🔓

unplug

unyoke

break

uplink

declutch

Translations

trennen

desvincular

separare

desligar

desconectar

ξεπλέκω

αποσυνδέω

αποσύνδεση

détacher

aus dem Stecker ziehen

dissocier

désaccoupler

sciogliere

abtrennen

Etymology

From un- + link.