unbox
/ənbˈɔks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The booksellers' tasks were to unbox, shelve, and handle cash."
- "Clips in which children’s toys are unboxed are some of the most popular videos on YouTube."
- "When a boxing or unboxing operation occurs in code, whether it was implicit or explicit, the IL generated includes the box or unbox command."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English unbox From un- + box.