Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: un-link
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To delete (a file).

Transitive verb

noun

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

Example Sentences

"That's because the permission to unlink a file doesn't depend upon the permission bits on the file itself; it's the permission bits on the directory that contains the file that matter."

Etymology

From un- + link.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unlinks (present, singular) unlinking (participle, present) unlinked (participle, past) unlinked (past) unlinks (plural)

Derived Forms

unlinker

Questions

What does unlink mean?: To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
Where does unlink come from?: From un- + link.

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