"unboxing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unboxings [plural]
Etymology: From unbox + -ing (gerundive ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|unbox|-ing|pos2=gerundive ending}} unbox + -ing (gerundive ending) Head templates: {{en-noun}} unboxing (plural unboxings)
  1. The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. Translations (removal of something from its box): purkaminen (Finnish), purkaminen laatikosta (Finnish), purkaminen rasiasta (Finnish), déballage (French), განყუთვა (ganq̇utva) [Internet, neologism, slang] (Georgian), αποσυσκευασία (aposyskevasía) [feminine] (Greek), распако́вка (raspakóvka) [feminine] (Russian), desembalaje [masculine] (Spanish), розпакува́ння (rozpakuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unboxing-en-noun-0fHq8JwT Disambiguation of 'removal of something from its box': 99 1
  2. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (automatic conversion of objects back to value types): kuorinta (Finnish), unboxing [masculine] (French), unboxing [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unboxing-en-noun-ENJuiLWZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 47 50 Disambiguation of 'automatic conversion of objects back to value types': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From unbox + -ing (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|unbox|-ing|pos2=present participle ending}} unbox + -ing (present participle ending) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unboxing
  1. present participle and gerund of unbox Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unbox
    Sense id: en-unboxing-en-verb-S-3~pLAr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 47 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 13 35 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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