uninstall
verb
un·in·stall
ˌən-in-ˈstȯl 
uninstalled; uninstalling; uninstalls
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Uninstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninstall. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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uninstall
verb
un·in·stall
ˌən-in-ˈstȯl
: to remove (software) from a computer system especially by using a specially designed program
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