ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unpin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Unpin is a verb meaning (transitive) To unfasten by removing a pin.

Meaning

(transitive) To unfasten by removing a pin.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, computing, graphical user interface) To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
  2. (transitive, chess) To get (a piece) out of a pin.
  3. (programming, transitive) To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again.

Example Sentences

to unpin a program from the Taskbar
[…] you can use the GCHandle class mentioned earlier to pin a heap block until you explicitly unpin it.

Word Forms

Antonyms for unpin

Common opposites include pin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unpinion, unhook, unlash, unfix, unpop, unpeg.

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