deinstall

Take program off

Deinstall means to remove installed software, equipment, or systems—the reverse of install.

The term appears in technical and corporate contexts: The IT department will deinstall the old servers next week.

Uninstall is more common for software removal, while deinstall tends toward hardware or larger installations.

software

remove

Take something away

purge · clean · clear · disable · deactivate · revoke · unload · expunge · sanitize · scrub

hardware

dismantle

Separate into parts

extract · disengage · unplug · decommission · disassemble · strip · dislodge · uncouple · deenergize · unmount

reversal

undo

Reverse a prior action

reinstate · downgrade · backout · retract · reverse · reset · recover · nullify · cancel

Opposites
software/system action

deinstallinstall

Put into service

set up · deploy · reinstall · load · add

Family

deinstalled

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