Unfreeze: meaning, definitions and examples
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unfreeze
[ ʌnˈfriːz ]
computing
To make a previously frozen system, device, or program operational again.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Before updating the software, make sure to unfreeze your computer.
- After the system crash, the technician had to unfreeze the server to restore functionality.
Translations
Translations of the word "unfreeze" in other languages:
🇵🇹 descongelar
🇮🇳 पिघलाना
🇩🇪 auftauen
🇮🇩 mencairkan
🇺🇦 розморожувати
🇵🇱 rozmrozić
🇯🇵 解凍する
🇫🇷 dégeler
🇪🇸 descongelar
🇹🇷 çözmek
🇰🇷 해동하다
🇸🇦 إذابة
🇨🇿 rozmrazit
🇸🇰 rozmraziť
🇨🇳 解冻
🇸🇮 odmrzniti
🇮🇸 afþíða
🇰🇿 ерітү
🇬🇪 გალღობა
🇦🇿 ərimək
🇲🇽 descongelar
Word origin
The word 'unfreeze' is a combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'reverse the action of' and the verb 'freeze' meaning 'to become solid by cold'. The term originated in the late 16th century and has evolved to signify the action of reversing the process of freezing, both literally and metaphorically.
See also: freeze, freezer, freezing, frozen, unfreezing.