unmerging
Reversing a combination
Unmerging is the act of separating things that were previously combined or joined together.
The term appears most often in computing and data management, where merged files, cells, or records are split back into their original components: After unmerging the spreadsheet cells, each value appeared in its own column.
The word implies reversing a prior merge rather than simply dividing.
Corporate entity separation
- spinoffDerived work from original
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
dissolution · unbundling · carve-out · split-off · subsidiary · antitrust · conglomerate · shareholders
Formally ending a group
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- collapseSudden structural failure
termination · disestablishment · fragmentation · splintering · fracturing · disunion · rupturing · schism
Dividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
disconnecting · disentangling · disjoining · segregating · dissociating · cleaving · severing · detaching
demerger
Corporate entity separation
- spinoffDerived work from original
- divestitureDisposal of assets
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
breakup · dissolution · unbundling · carve-out · split-off · subsidiary · antitrust · conglomerate · shareholders · regulatory
disbanding
Formally ending a group
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
collapse · termination · disestablishment · fragmentation · splintering · fracturing · disunion · rupturing · schism · factionalism
splitting
Dividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
decoupling · disconnecting · disentangling · disjoining · segregating · dissociating · cleaving · severing · detaching · unbundling
records
Stored data or albums
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- deduplicationEliminating redundant copies
- splittingDividing into parts
cells · rows · columns · fields · datasets · migration · rollback · reconciliation · batch · entries
unmergingmerging
Blending into one
combining · fusing · consolidating · integrating · amalgamating
merge, merging, merged, merger, emergent, emergence, mergers, remerge, remerging