different between dismantle vs uninstall

English

Etymology

From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?mænt?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): [d?s?mænt???]
• (Cockney) IPA^(key): [d?s?mæn???]
• (US) IPA^(key): [d?s?mæ?n???], [d?s?mæ?n??]
• Rhymes: -ænt?l

Verb

dismantle (third-person singular simple present dismantles, present participle dismantling, simple past and past participle dismantled)

1. (transitive, originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.
2. (transitive) To remove fittings or furnishings from.
3. (transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

Derived terms

• dismantlable
• dismantlement
• dismantler

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• dentalism

English

Etymology

un- +? install

Verb

uninstall (third-person singular simple present uninstalls, present participle uninstalling, simple past and past participle uninstalled)

1. (computing) To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

Derived terms

• uninstaller

Related terms

• uninstallation

Translations

Noun

uninstall (plural uninstalls)

1. (computing) An uninstallation process.
   • 2004, Ron Ben-Natan, Richard Gornitsky, Tim Hanis, Mastering IBM WebSphere Portal

     But what happens if the uninstall does not work, is corrupt, or is accidentally deleted? Then, a manual uninstall is necessary […]