unlink
nounEtymology From un- + link.
1
Mathematics, Sciences A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane.
unlink
verbEtymology From un- + link.
1
To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of.
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Unix To delete (a file).
- That's because the permission to unlink a file doesn't depend upon the permission bits on the file itself; it's the permission bits on the directory that contains the file that matter.2001, Tom Phoenix, Randal L. Schwartz, Learning Perl, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN, page 175:
- Derived terms
- unlinker