"unbrick" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-unbrick.ogg [Australia] Forms: unbricks [present, singular, third-person], unbricking [participle, present], unbricked [participle, past], unbricked [past]
Etymology: un- + brick Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|brick}} un- + brick Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbrick (third-person singular simple present unbricks, present participle unbricking, simple past and past participle unbricked)
  1. (transitive) To reopen something bricked up. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unbrick-en-verb-L3JoK6PW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 62 38
  2. (transitive, slang, computing) To repair a device that was bricked (rendered inoperative). Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-unbrick-en-verb-yP4cFGtL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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