noun
Meaning 1
The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
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noun
The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
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Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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Antonyms: boxing, autoboxing
verb
present participle and gerund of unbox
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English box English unbox Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English unboxing From unbox + -ing (gerundive ending).
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Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.