unmount.
To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.
Meaning & usage
To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.
Please unmount the external hard drive before unplugging it.
You must unmount the filesystem before running the data recovery tool.
Where this word comes from
From un- + mount.
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