unboxing

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unboxing^¹

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verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of unbox

unboxing^²

noun unboxings

countable, uncountable The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. The most popular unboxings are for expensive gadgets, like the iPhone, Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
countable, uncountable Automatic conversion of objects back to value types. Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. […] Unboxing involves the production of a primitive for each object.
Opposite: boxing, autoboxing

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noun removal of something from its box

Español	desembalaje, desempaquetado, desempaque
Français	déballage
Deutsch	Auspacken
Ελληνικά	αποσυσκευασία aposyskevasía
Русский	распако́вка raspakóvka

noun automatic conversion of objects back to value types

Español	unboxing
Français	unboxing

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@misc{unboxing_2026,
  title = {unboxing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unboxing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}