"unescape" meaning in All languages combined

See unescape on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unescapes [present, singular, third-person], unescaping [participle, present], unescaped [participle, past], unescaped [past]
Etymology: un- + escape Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|escape}} un- + escape Head templates: {{en-verb}} unescape (third-person singular simple present unescapes, present participle unescaping, simple past and past participle unescaped)
  1. (programming) To reverse the escaping of a string. Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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