"uncomment" meaning in All languages combined

See uncomment on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: uncomments [present, singular, third-person], uncommenting [participle, present], uncommented [participle, past], uncommented [past]
Etymology: From un- + comment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|comment}} un- + comment Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncomment (third-person singular simple present uncomments, present participle uncommenting, simple past and past participle uncommented)
  1. (programming, transitive) To convert (text that has been commented out) back into source code so that it will no longer be ignored by the compiler or interpreter. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming Translations (Translations): odkomentovat (Czech), malkomenti (Esperanto), décommenter (French), αποσχολιάζω (aposcholiázo) (Greek), descomentar (Portuguese), odkomentovať (Slovak), descomentar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uncomment-en-verb-BCYfiKaI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To remove textual comments from (source code or other documents). Tags: transitive Synonyms: annotate
    Sense id: en-uncomment-en-verb-x17RLWVN Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45

Inflected forms

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