uninstallation
Program removal process
Uninstallation is the process of removing software from a computer or device.
The term mirrors installation—if you install a program to add it, you uninstall to remove it.
The uninstallation took only a few seconds.
The verb form uninstall is more common in everyday use.
Turn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- terminateBring to an end
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
revoke · annul · repeal · unplug · detach · retract · rollback · registry
Remove unnecessary items
- disposalAct of throwing away
- recycleProcess for renewed use
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- organizePut into systematic order
dispose · tidy · sweep · debris · waste · rubbish · detritus · freespace
Rub to clean
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
- formatArrangement and presentation style
obliterate · efface · shred · destroy · eradicate · annihilate · extirpate · abolish
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblySeparating into components
- extractionAct of removing
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
decommissioning · unmounting · ejecting · unplugging · unhooking · withdrawal · stripping · clearing
deactivate
Turn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- terminateBring to an end
suspend · revoke · annul · repeal · unplug · detach · retract · rollback · registry · dependencies
declutter
Remove unnecessary items
organize · dispose · tidy · sweep · debris · waste · rubbish · detritus · freespace · storage
wipe
Rub to clean
format · obliterate · efface · shred · destroy · eradicate · annihilate · extirpate · abolish · nix
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblySeparating into components
- extractionAct of removing
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disconnection · decommissioning · unmounting · ejecting · unplugging · unhooking · withdrawal · stripping · clearing · dislodging
uninstallationinstallation
Process of putting in
install · setup · deployment · reinstallation · downloading