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verbungrab (third-person singular simple present ungrabs, present participle ungrabbing, simple past and past participle ungrabbed)
present singular third person ungrabs · participle present ungrabbing · participle past ungrabbed · past ungrabbed
- transitivecomputingTo release (a device) that was previously captured for exclusive use.
To ungrab the pointer, use XUngrabPointer.
1990, James Gettys, Robert W. Scheifler, Ron Newman, Xlib: C Language X Interface (X Version 11, Release 4), page 1151 more example
This keycode maps to the specific key you want to ungrab.
1989, Adrian Nye, Xlib reference manual for version 11 of the X Window System, page 482
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APA
ungrab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrab
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“ungrab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrab. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungrab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrab.
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