Unprotect
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unprotect is a verb meaning (computing, transitive) To remove protection from.
Meaning
(computing, transitive) To remove protection from.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- unprotects
- unprotecting
- unprotected
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unguarded, defenseless, naked, vulnerable, exposed, open.
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Sources & Attribution
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