unstage

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verb

To move (a file) out of the staging area (where files are kept in preparation to be committed and deployed).

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Meanings

verbunstage (third-person singular simple present unstages, present participle unstaging, simple past and past participle unstaged)

present singular third person unstages · participle present unstaging · participle past unstaged · past unstaged

  1. transitivecomputingTo move (a file) out of the staging area (where files are kept in preparation to be committed and deployed).

Origin

From un- + stage.

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APA

unstage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstage

MLA

“unstage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstage.

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