unlinks

Breaks the chain

Unlinks is the third-person singular form of unlink, meaning to disconnect or sever a connection between things.

In computing, unlinks typically refers to removing associations between accounts, files, or data: She unlinks her bank account from the payment app.

More broadly, it means to separate things that were joined: The new policy unlinks salary increases from performance reviews.

disconnection

severs

Cuts completely through

disengages · disjoins · removes · breaks · frees · releases · undoes · clears · dissolves · unfastens

network

disconnects

Breaks a connection

session · connection · socket · handshake · TCP · node · server · client · logout · signoff

hyperlinks

removes

Takes something out

404 · redirect · URL · href · navigation · webpage · clickable · reference · citation · cross-reference

Opposites
connection/joining

unlinkslinks

Things that connect

connects · joins · attaches · couples · fastens

Family

unlinked, unlink, unlinking, unlinkable

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G