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unpatch

unpatch verb: to undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from.

Verb

unpatch (third-person singular simple present unpatches, present participle unpatching, simple past and past participle unpatched)

  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from.
    • […] to use these three commands, you have two options: change the defaults in Footnote, or use Debug to unpatch WordStar.1983, PC Mag, volume 1, number 10, page 417
    • If you can patch pointers, you can unpatch them as well. This affords you the ability to defragment memory, among other things […]2011, Eric Lengyel, Game Engine Gems 2, page 347

Forms of unpatch

third-person singular presentunpatches
present participleunpatching
past participleunpatched
pastunpatched

Origin of unpatch

From un- + patch.

Questions about unpatch

What does unpatch mean?
Unpatch means to undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from.
What part of speech is unpatch?
Unpatch is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpatch?
The past tense of unpatch is unpatched.

Words near unpatch in the dictionary

  1. unpastoral
  2. unpastorally
  3. unpastored
  4. unpasturable
  5. unpastured
  6. unpatch
  7. unpatched
  8. unpatches
  9. unpatching
  10. unpatent
  11. unpatentability

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