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unjar

unjar verb: to extract data from a JAR (Java archive) file.

Verb

unjar (third-person singular simple present unjars, present participle unjarring, simple past and past participle unjarred)

  1. To extract data from a JAR (Java archive) file.
    • Downloading and unzipping/unjarring the documentation is surprisingly not what you do.2006, John Zukowski, Java 6 Platform Revealed, page 205

Forms of unjar

third-person singular presentunjars
present participleunjarring
past participleunjarred
pastunjarred

Origin of unjar

From un- + JAR.

Questions about unjar

What does unjar mean?
Unjar means to extract data from a JAR (Java archive) file.
What part of speech is unjar?
Unjar is a verb.
What is the past tense of unjar?
The past tense of unjar is unjarred.

Words near unjar in the dictionary

  1. unjammed
  2. unjamming
  3. unjams
  4. unjangled
  5. unjapanned
  6. unjar
  7. unjargonized
  8. unjarred
  9. unjarring
  10. unjars
  11. unjaundiced

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