unpin.
To unfasten by removing a pin.
Meaning & usage
To unfasten by removing a pin.
To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again.
To get (a piece) out of a pin.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English unpin From un- + pin.
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