"uniquify" meaning in English

See uniquify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-uk-uniquify.ogg Forms: uniquifies [present, singular, third-person], uniquifying [participle, present], uniquified [participle, past], uniquified [past]
Etymology: From unique + -ify. Etymology templates: {{af|en|unique|-ify}} unique + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} uniquify (third-person singular simple present uniquifies, present participle uniquifying, simple past and past participle uniquified)
  1. (transitive, computing) To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-uniquify-en-verb-gLvgB2BF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (transitive, computing) To turn an instance of a type into an instance of a new unique copy of the original type. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-uniquify-en-verb-SdHYF4Qq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: uniquification

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