Unlink

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane.

Verb

1
To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of. transitive
2
To delete (a file). Unix, transitive
"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."

Synonyms

Example

"Please unlink this sentence from English."

Etymology

From un- + link.

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