Dislink

/dɪsˈlɪŋk/ verb

Definition

To disconnect or sever a link, chain, or connection between two things.

Etymology

From dis- (reversal, separation) + link (from Middle Low German linke, meaning to connect). The prefix dis- creates the opposite action of linking.

Kelly Says

While dislink sounds like a modern internet-age word, it's actually an old English term that appears in historical texts about chains and mechanical things—it literally means to undo a linked connection, making it an ancestor of modern computing metaphors.

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