unblank

unblank adjective: not blank.

Adjective

unblank (comparative more unblank, superlative most unblank)

Not blank.
- The symbols treated here have the following properties : i) there are many kinds of symbols, ii) the distributions of the characteristic points are biased, iii) in many cases unblank lines follow unblank lines.1971, Information Processing in Japan - Volumes 11-14, page 39
- When I got to the office and opened it up, I went to turn off the alarm and suddenly my mind went blank. Well, you only have thirty seconds to get "unblank."2001, Mary Jenson, Taking Flight from the Empty Nest, →ISBN, page 162

unblank (third-person singular simple present unblanks, present participle unblanking, simple past and past participle unblanked)

To restore content to something that is blank.
- Energy selection can be included by single-channel-analysing (SCA) the height of the prompt signal and using this output to unblank the display pulses.1980, W. H. Tait, Radiation detection, page 199
- Thus, I could collectively blank all orbital features, unblank all eye features, and key in commands to translate or rotate “all displayed” entities.1991, Journal of Biological Photography - Volume 18, page 38

In the eighteenth century, blank places on a map became a symbol of rigorous standards and lent authority to all on the map that was unblank (Turchi, Maps, 37).2006, Michael D.C. Drout, J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment, →ISBN:
So Ushikawa could do as he pleased and let the music filter from right to left, as the unblank half of his brain toyed with random thoughts.2012, Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel, 1Q84, →ISBN, page 193:
When the kernel wants to unblank the screen, it sends a SIGQUIT signal to the process running /sbin/screenblanker.1998, John Purcell, Robert Kiesling, Linux: The Complete Reference - Book 1, →ISBN, page 1782:
I could unblank your blinking memories of it, but as I have now told you most of the same for the third time, I will finish for Therle's benefit.2012, Ewart R N Jowett, The Wizard of the Stove Pipe Mountains, →ISBN:

Adjective
comparative	more unblank
superlative	most unblank
Verb
third-person singular present	unblanks
present participle	unblanking
past participle	unblanked
past	unblanked

From un- + blank.

What does unblank mean?: Unblank means not blank.
How do you use unblank in a sentence?: In the eighteenth century, blank places on a map became a symbol of rigorous standards and lent authority to all on the map that was unblank (Turchi, Maps, 37).
What part of speech is unblank?: Unblank can be an adjective or a verb.

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