uninstallations
Program removal processes
Uninstallations are acts of removing software from a computer or device.
The word appears mainly in technical contexts describing batch processes or system administration: The uninstallations completed overnight.
In casual speech, people more often say "uninstalls" as a noun or simply describe removing programs.
Act of taking away
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
wipe · erase · delete · unplug · detach · disengage · revoke · retract
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- registryOfficial record of entries
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
bootloader · compatibility · peripherals · diagnostics · troubleshooting · updates · patches · services
Returning something to condition
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- undoingCause of destruction
- reversionReturn to former state
reinstatement · reactivation · reconfiguration · downgrade · backup · snapshot · checkpoint · undo
Taking apart systematically
- extractionAct of removing
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- displacementRemoval from usual location
withdrawal · elimination · excision · decommissioning · disentanglement · clearing · disconnection · decoupling
removal
Act of taking away
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disableRemove functional capacity
purge · wipe · erase · delete · unplug · detach · disengage · revoke · retract · expunge
drivers
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- registryOfficial record of entries
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
BIOS · bootloader · compatibility · peripherals · diagnostics · troubleshooting · updates · patches · services · components
restoration
Returning something to condition
reversion · reinstatement · reactivation · reconfiguration · downgrade · backup · snapshot · checkpoint · undo
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- extractionAct of removing
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
displacement · withdrawal · elimination · excision · decommissioning · disentanglement · clearing · disconnection · decoupling · unwiring
uninstallationsinstallations
Placed and secured equipment
installs · setups · downloads · implementations · uploads