"unmigrate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unmigrates [present, singular, third-person], unmigrating [participle, present], unmigrated [participle, past], unmigrated [past]
Etymology: un- + migrate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|migrate}} un- + migrate Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmigrate (third-person singular simple present unmigrates, present participle unmigrating, simple past and past participle unmigrated)
  1. (computing, rare) To reverse the process of migration; to switch back to an older system. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-unmigrate-en-verb-GfTRqm-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. To work backwards from the point where an observation was made to deduce the location from which it migrated.
    Sense id: en-unmigrate-en-verb-11NnnKca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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