"undo" meaning in All languages combined

See undo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈduː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undo.wav [UK] Forms: undo [singular], undoes [plural]
Etymology: un- + do Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|do}} un- + do Head templates: {{noun|undo|undoes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An undo is a function in a computer program that can reverse a change done to a file.
    Sense id: simple-undo-en-noun-w4Ap4rU- Categories (other): Computing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈduː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undo.wav [UK] Forms: undo [canonical], undoes [third-person, singular], undid [past], undone [past, participle], undoing [present, participle]
Etymology: un- + do Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|do}} un- + do Head templates: {{verb2|undo|undoes|undid|undone|undoing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you undo an action, you reverse it.
    Sense id: simple-undo-en-verb-sGd~3byh
  2. If you undo something, unfasten it.
    Sense id: simple-undo-en-verb-FHe9q8nU
  3. If you undo something in a computer program, you reverse a change done in the file.
    Sense id: simple-undo-en-verb-UhgUJMFm Categories (other): Computing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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