unmount

Step down from

To unmount is to remove something from its mount or mounting—a photograph from a frame, a specimen from a display board, a television from a wall bracket.

In computing, unmount means to disconnect a storage device or file system from the operating system, making it safe to remove: Unmount the USB drive before unplugging it.

The opposite of mount in both physical and technical senses.

computing

eject

Throw out forcibly

disconnectTo break a connection
detachTo separate from
unplugSever from power source

disengage · decouple · filesystem · volume · partition · drive · device · storage · USB · media

removal

detach

To separate from

removeTake something away
disengageBreak free from attachment
unfastenRelease from attachment

unhook · unbolt · unpin · unscrew · unhitch · uncouple · loosen · separate · extract · withdraw

equestrian

descend

Move to lower position

alightTo descend and settle
saddleMounted rider's seat
riderOne who mounts transport

horseback · stirrup · reins · bridle · girth · equitation · cavalry · jockey · debark · detrain

Categories

settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure
computing verbsrun, execute, process, compute, calculate
file operationsopen, save, close, copy, delete
IT operationssysadmin, reboot, server, install, database
Unixbash, cat, cd, grep, chmod
Unix Commandscd, cat, grep, chmod, ps

Opposites

attachment/installation

unmountmount

Climb up or steed

attach · install · remount · connect · affix

horseback riding/animal mounting

unmountmount

Climb up or steed

get on · mount up · saddle up · hop on · board

Family

unmounted, unmounts, unmounting

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G