uninstall

verb

un·in·stall ˌən-in-ˈstȯl

uninstalled; uninstalling; uninstalls

transitive verb

: to remove (software) from a computer system especially by using a specially designed program

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Most of us uninstall the apps on our Macs by dragging them to the trash or running a special uninstall routine, although many apps don’t come with uninstallers. —

Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 There's also more bloatware on this device than ever before, but at least much of it is easy to uninstall or disable. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024 Google is recommending that Windows and macOS users also uninstall and delete the app from their devices. —

Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 10 July 2024 Slack called out Microsoft for the practice in 2020, echoing the antitrust case Microsoft faced two decades ago in the US over bundling Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system while giving customers no option to uninstall it. —

Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninstall