uninstalling

ˌʌnɪnˈstɔːlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of uninstalling - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

software removal

TECH.

related to the process of removing software

TECH.

The uninstalling process took longer than expected.
Uninstalling software can free up space.
The uninstalling steps were straightforward.

deleting

erasing

removing

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Origin of uninstalling

English, un (reverse) + install (set up)

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defenestration

technology

uninstalling Windows to install another OS

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French:de désinstallation, ...
German:Entfernung von Software, ...
Italian:rimozione del software, ...
Spanish:desinstalación, ...
Portuguese:remoção de software, ...
Chinese:软件移除的, ...
Japanese:ソフトウェアの削除, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَلِّق بِإِزالَة البَرَامِج, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁל הַסָּרַת תָּכְנָה, ...
Russian:деинсталляция, ...
Ukrainian:деінсталяційний, ...
Hindi:सॉफ़्टवेयर हटाना, ...
Bengali:সফটওয়্যার অপসারণ, ...
Catalan:desinstal.lació de programari, ...
Czech:odinstalační, ...
Danish:afinstallation af software, ...
Dutch:software verwijderen, ...
Greek:απεγκατάσταση λογισμικού, ...
Hungarian:eltávolítási, ...
Khmer:ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការលុបកម្មវិធី, ...
Korean:소프트웨어 제거, ...
Persian:حذف نرم‌افزار, ...
Polish:deinstalacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):remoção de software, ...
Romanian:dezinstalare software, ...
Swedish:avinstallations, ...
Thai:การถอนการติดตั้ง, ...
Turkish:kaldırma, ...
Vietnamese:gỡ cài đặt, ...

uninstall

ˌʌnɪnˈstɑːl

Definition of uninstall - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

technologyremove software from a computer system

I need to uninstall the old version first.
He decided to uninstall the app due to bugs.
You should uninstall programs you no longer use.

delete

remove

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Origin of uninstall

Latin, un- (not) + installare (to set up)

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French:désinstaller, ...
German:deinstallieren, ...
Italian:disinstallare, ...
Spanish:desinstalar, ...
Portuguese:desinstalar, ...
Chinese:卸载, ...
Japanese:アンインストールする, ...
Arabic:أَزالَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָסִיר הַתְקָנָה, ...
Russian:деинсталлировать, ...
Ukrainian:деінсталювати, ...
Hindi:अनइंस्टॉल करना, ...
Bengali:আনইনস্টল করা, ...
Catalan:desinstal.lar, ...
Czech:odinstalovat, ...
Danish:afinstallere, ...
Dutch:verwijderen, ...
Greek:απεγκαθιστώ, ...
Hungarian:eltávolítani, ...
Khmer:លុបកម្មវិធីចេញ, ...
Korean:제거하다, ...
Persian:حذف کردن, ...
Polish:odinstalować, ...
Portuguese (BR):desinstalar, ...
Romanian:a dezinstala, ...
Swedish:avinstallera, ...
Thai:ถอนการติดตั้ง, ...
Turkish:kaldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:gỡ cài đặt, ...

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