uncheck

transitive verb

un·​check ¦ən-¦chek 

1

: to impose no check on

2

: to remove a check mark from (an electronic form or document) : to deselect (an option) in a software interface

… open Preferences, click on Advanced, and uncheck the Automatically Load Images box.

—Cameron Crotty, Macworld, June 1998

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + check

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