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unshuffle

unshuffle verb: to restore to order from a shuffled state.

Verb

unshuffle (third-person singular simple present unshuffles, present participle unshuffling, simple past and past participle unshuffled)

  1. (transitive) To restore to order from a shuffled state.
    • In encryption, theoretically only the user or program authorized to retrieve the data knows how to unshuffle the ciphertext and compile the data in its original sequence.2012, Tamara Dean, Network+ Guide to Networks, page 516

Forms of unshuffle

third-person singular presentunshuffles
present participleunshuffling
past participleunshuffled
pastunshuffled

Origin of unshuffle

From un- + shuffle.

Questions about unshuffle

What does unshuffle mean?
Unshuffle means to restore to order from a shuffled state.
What part of speech is unshuffle?
Unshuffle is a verb.
What is the past tense of unshuffle?
The past tense of unshuffle is unshuffled.

Words near unshuffle in the dictionary

  1. unshrunk
  2. unshrunken
  3. unshucked
  4. unshuddering
  5. unshufflable
  6. unshuffle
  7. unshuffleability
  8. unshuffleable
  9. unshuffled
  10. unshuffles
  11. unshuffling

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