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unboxings

unboxings is the plural of unboxing.

Meaning of unboxing

Noun

unboxing (countable and uncountable, plural unboxings)

  1. The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
    • The most popular unboxings are for expensive gadgets, like the iPhone, Xbox and PlayStation consoles.2014 February 13, Heather Kelly, “The bizarre, lucrative world of ‘unboxing’ videos”, in CNN
  2. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
    • Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. […] Unboxing involves the production of a primitive for each object.2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28
    Antonyms:
    boxing, autoboxing

Questions about unboxings

What is unboxings the plural of?
Unboxings is the plural of unboxing.

Words near unboxings in the dictionary

  1. unboxed
  2. unboxer
  3. unboxers
  4. unboxes
  5. unboxing
  6. unboxings
  7. unboxy
  8. unboy
  9. unboycotted
  10. unboyed
  11. unboyfriend

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