unescape

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verb

To reverse the escaping of a string.

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Meanings

verbunescape (third-person singular simple present unescapes, present participle unescaping, simple past and past participle unescaped)

present singular third person unescapes · participle present unescaping · participle past unescaped · past unescaped

  1. computingTo reverse the escaping of a string.

    Hopefully, the possibilities afforded by escaping and unescaping strings are now becoming clear.

    2006, Richard Leggett et al., Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices, →ISBN, page 76

Origin

From un- + escape.

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APA

unescape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescape

MLA

“unescape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unescape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unescape.

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