What does unprotect mean?
Unprotect means (computing, transitive) To remove protection from..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(computing, transitive) To remove protection from..
Nobody can edit the accounting spreadsheet until you unprotect it.
Caution: When you successfully open a protected file, you’ve just unprotected it. After working with that document and closing it again, you must re-protect it if you still consider it confidential.
Use unprotect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unprotect means (computing, transitive) To remove protection from..
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Nobody can edit the accounting spreadsheet until you unprotect it.
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