uninstall

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verb

To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

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Meanings

verbuninstall (third-person singular simple present uninstalls, present participle uninstalling, simple past and past participle uninstalled)

present singular third person uninstalls · participle present uninstalling · participle past uninstalled · past uninstalled

  1. computingTo completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

    Apple devices are more conservative with preinstalled apps, but there is a core group of iOS apps you can't uninstall.

    2013 December 24, Heather Kelly, “Tips for getting started with your new mobile gadget”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2016
noununinstall (plural uninstalls)

plural uninstalls

  1. computingAn uninstallation process.

    But what happens if the uninstall does not work, is corrupt, or is accidentally deleted? Then, a manual uninstall is necessary […]

    2004, Ron Ben-Natan, Richard Gornitsky, Tim Hanis, Mastering IBM WebSphere Portal

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deinstall

Origin

From un- + install.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 卸載 /卸载, 解除安裝 /解除安装
  • 卸載 /卸载 (xiè zài)completely remove hardware or software
  • 解除安裝 /解除安装 (jiě chú ān zhuāng)completely remove hardware or software
Czech odinstalovat
  • odinstalovatcompletely remove hardware or software
Dutch de-installeren
  • de-installerencompletely remove hardware or software
Esperanto malinstali
  • malinstalicompletely remove hardware or software
Finnish poistaa, poistaa asennus
  • poistaacompletely remove hardware or software
  • poistaa asennuscompletely remove hardware or software
French désinstaller
  • désinstallercompletely remove hardware or software
German deinstallieren
  • deinstallierencompletely remove hardware or software
Greek απεγκαθιστώ
  • απεγκαθιστώ (apegkathistó)completely remove hardware or software
Hungarian eltávolít
  • eltávolítcompletely remove hardware or software
Italian disinstallare
  • disinstallarecompletely remove hardware or software
Malay nyahpasang
  • nyahpasangcompletely remove hardware or software
Māori tangoutanga, wetetāuta
  • tangoutangacompletely remove hardware or software
  • wetetāutacompletely remove hardware or software
Polish odinstalowywać, odinstalować
  • odinstalowywaćcompletely remove hardware or software
  • odinstalowaćcompletely remove hardware or software
  • dezinstalowaćcompletely remove hardware or software
Portuguese desinstalar
  • desinstalarcompletely remove hardware or software
Russian удали́ть
  • удали́ть (udalítʹ)completely remove hardware or software
Spanish desinstalar
  • desinstalarcompletely remove hardware or software
Swedish avinstallera
  • avinstalleracompletely remove hardware or software
Turkish kaldırmak, silmek
  • kaldırmakcompletely remove hardware or software
  • silmekcompletely remove hardware or software
Ukrainian видалити
  • видалити (vydalyty)completely remove hardware or software
Cite this entry
APA

uninstall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstall

MLA

“uninstall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninstall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstall.

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