uninstallation
uninstallation noun: the process of removing a program from a computer.
Noun
uninstallation (countable and uncountable, plural uninstallations)
- The process of removing a program from a computer.
- Installation and configuration are the twin devils of computing, surpassed only by the messy demons of uninstallation and upgrade.2002 January 31, Ashley Dunn, “Simplicity Should Be the Mantra”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2019
Forms of uninstallation
| plural | uninstallations |
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Origin of uninstallation
From un- + installation.
Questions about uninstallation
- What does uninstallation mean?
- Uninstallation means the process of removing a program from a computer.
- What part of speech is uninstallation?
- Uninstallation is a noun.
- What is the plural of uninstallation?
- The plural of uninstallation is uninstallations.
Words near uninstallation in the dictionary
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