unlink

UK
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/
US
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/

Translations

unlinkverb
unlinked
Past Simple
unlinked
Past Participle
unlinking
Gerund
UK
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/
US
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/
He tried to unlink the ropes tied to the boat.
Он пытался развязать веревки, привязанные к лодке.
I need to unlink the two accounts.
Мне нужно разъединить эти два аккаунта.
Please unlink the cable from the device.
Пожалуйста, отсоедините кабель от устройства.
unlinknoun
unlinks
pl
UK
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/
US
/ʌnˈlɪŋk/
Used chiefly in computing to refer to the system call or command that removes a file-system link.

Definitions

unlinkverb
To detach or separate something that is connected or linked.
She decided to unlink her social media accounts from the app.
To remove the association between two or more things.
The technician had to unlink the devices to troubleshoot the issue.
(computing) To delete a file name from a directory, thereby removing the link to the file data on disk.
Type “unlink report.txt” to remove the file from the directory.
unlinknoun
(computing) A system call or command that removes a link to a file in a Unix-like file system.
The unlink removes the directory entry without wiping the data blocks immediately.