undock

English

Etymology

un- +‎ dock

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒk

Verb

undock (third-person singular simple present undocks, present participle undocking, simple past and past participle undocked)

1. (transitive) To remove (a ship) from a dock.
   1. (astronautics) To depart a spaceship from a dock/berth/mount/mooring under its own power
2. (transitive, computing) To remove from a docking station.

   After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.

3. (transitive, computing) To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

Coordinate terms

ship, spaceship

• unberth
• unmoor

 

Derived terms

• undocking

 

Translations

a computer term for dragging an element from its fixed position

• Maori: tauwehe