See also: Unboxing

English

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Etymology 1

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From unbox +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

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unboxing

  1. present participle and gerund of unbox

Etymology 2

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From unbox +‎ -ing (gerundive ending).

Noun

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unboxing (plural unboxings)

  1. The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
    • 2014 December 16, Alex Frank, “Happy Unboxing Day! A Small Guide to the Very Large World of Unboxing Videos”, in Vogue[1]:
      Clips of tech-fiends unwrapping new models of cell phones first began turning up on the Internet about a decade ago. Since then, an entire world has blossomed around the unboxing video, with whole YouTube channels dedicated to the unpackaging of dolls, purses, moisturizers, even food.
  2. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
    Antonyms: boxing, autoboxing
    • 2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28:
      Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. [] Unboxing involves the production of a primitive for each object.
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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /œn.bɔk.siŋ/
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Noun

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unboxing m (plural unboxings)

  1. (object-oriented programming) unboxing

Spanish

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Noun

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unboxing m (plural unboxings)

  1. The removal of something from a package.
    Synonyms: desembalaje, desempaque, desempaquetado, desempaquetamiento, descaje
  2. (object-oriented programming) unboxing