Debend
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To unbend; to make or allow to become straight from a bent position. rare, transitive
"Even a brain surgeon will have trouble removing an 8088 with such a puller without bending the pins a bit. However, they’re fairly malleable and they’ll submit to “debending” with needle-nose pliers a surprising number of times before snapping."
Example
More examples"Even a brain surgeon will have trouble removing an 8088 with such a puller without bending the pins a bit. However, they’re fairly malleable and they’ll submit to “debending” with needle-nose pliers a surprising number of times before snapping."
Etymology
From de- + bend.
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