"unpause" meaning in English

See unpause in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unpauses [present, singular, third-person], unpausing [participle, present], unpaused [participle, past], unpaused [past]
Etymology: From un- + pause. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pause}} un- + pause Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpause (third-person singular simple present unpauses, present participle unpausing, simple past and past participle unpaused)
  1. (informal) To resume the normal functioning of electronic equipment or a software program in a paused state. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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