uniquify

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verb

To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.

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Meanings

verbuniquify (third-person singular simple present uniquifies, present participle uniquifying, simple past and past participle uniquified)

present singular third person uniquifies · participle present uniquifying · participle past uniquified · past uniquified

  1. transitivecomputingTo eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.
  2. transitivecomputingTo turn an instance of a type into an instance of a new unique copy of the original type.

Origin

From unique + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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