unregistering

Canceling official listing

Unregistering is the act of removing something from a registry or official list where it was previously recorded.

In computing, you unregister a device, application, or component to disconnect it from a system: After unregistering the DLL, the program stopped crashing.

The term appears in administrative contexts when withdrawing from courses, programs, or databases.

cancellation

deactivation

Rendering inoperative

opt-out · nullification · voiding · invalidation · erasure · expunging · discontinuation · cessation · revocation · retraction

reversal

undoing

Cause of destruction

rescinding · revoking · countermanding · overturning · annulling · repealing · reversing · unwinding · canceling · negating

withdrawal

leaving

Act of going away

quitting · relinquishing · abandoning · forfeiting · detaching · disengaging · severing · retreating · receding · absenting

compliance

notification

Formal notice given

documentation · forms · bureaucracy · official · regulatory · legal · mandatory · requirements · procedures · protocols

Opposites
registration status action

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Formally entering records

signing up · enrolling · subscribing · joining · opting in

Family

register, registered, registration, registering, registry, registrar, unregistered, registrant, registries

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