"unpatch" meaning in English

See unpatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unpatches [present, singular, third-person], unpatching [participle, present], unpatched [participle, past], unpatched [past]
Etymology: un- + patch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|patch}} un- + patch Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpatch (third-person singular simple present unpatches, present participle unpatching, simple past and past participle unpatched)
  1. (computing, transitive, rare) To undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from. Tags: rare, transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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