unbox

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unbox

verb unboxes · unboxing · unboxed

transitive To remove from a box. The booksellers' tasks were to unbox, shelve, and handle cash.
Similar: unpack, uncase, undo
transitive To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed. When a boxing or unboxing operation occurs in code, whether it was implicit or explicit, the IL generated includes the box or unbox command.

Opposite: pack, box up

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verb

Opposite: pack, box up

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verb to remove from a box

Español	desembalar, desempacar, desempaquetar
Deutsch	(aus einem Karton) auspacken

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@misc{unbox_2026,
  title = {unbox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}