Meanings
noununinstallation (countable and uncountable, plural uninstallations)
plural uninstallations
- countableuncountablecomputingThe process of removing a program from a computer.
Installation and configuration are the twin devils of computing, surpassed only by the messy demons of uninstallation and upgrade.
2002 January 31, Ashley Dunn, “Simplicity Should Be the Mantra”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2019
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan desinstal·lació
- desinstal·lacióprocess of removing a program
Dutch de-installatie
- de-installatieprocess of removing a program
French désinstallation
- désinstallationprocess of removing a program
German Deinstallation
- Deinstallationprocess of removing a program
Greek απεγκατάσταση
- απεγκατάσταση (apegkatástasi)process of removing a program
Italian disinstallazione
- disinstallazioneprocess of removing a program
Polish dezinstalacja
- dezinstalacjaprocess of removing a program
Portuguese desinstalação
- desinstalaçãoprocess of removing a program
Spanish desinstalación
- desinstalaciónprocess of removing a program
Swedish avinstallation, avinstallering
- avinstallationprocess of removing a program
- avinstalleringprocess of removing a program
Cite this entry
APA
uninstallation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstallation
MLA
“uninstallation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstallation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninstallation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninstallation.
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