"deprovision" meaning in English

See deprovision in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deprovisions [present, singular, third-person], deprovisioning [participle, present], deprovisioned [participle, past], deprovisioned [past]
Etymology: de- + provision Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|provision}} de- + provision Head templates: {{en-verb}} deprovision (third-person singular simple present deprovisions, present participle deprovisioning, simple past and past participle deprovisioned)
  1. (transitive, computing) To free up or delete the accounts, resources, etc. of (a system, or a user who will no longer be using a system). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: unprovision

Inflected forms

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