Unlink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unlink is a verb meaning (transitive) To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
Meaning
(transitive) To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
More Meanings
- (transitive, computing, Unix) To delete (a file).
- (mathematics, knot theory) 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.
Word Forms
- unlinks
- unlinking
- unlinked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decouple, remove, unbind, untie, dissociate, separate.
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