ungrab

English

Etymology

un- +‎ grab

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈɡɹæb/
• Hyphenation: un‧grab

Verb

ungrab (third-person singular simple present ungrabs, present participle ungrabbing, simple past and past participle ungrabbed)

1. (transitive, computing) To release (a device) that was previously captured for exclusive use.
   • 1989, Adrian Nye, Xlib reference manual for version 11 of the X Window System, page 482:

     This keycode maps to the specific key you want to ungrab.

   • 1990, James Gettys, Robert W. Scheifler, Ron Newman, Xlib: C Language X Interface (X Version 11, Release 4), page 115:

     To ungrab the pointer, use XUngrabPointer.

Anagrams

• Burgan, bruang