unlink verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of. •To delete (a file).That's because the permission to unlink a file doesn't depend upon the permission bits on the file itself; it's the permission bits on the directory that contains the file that matter. — 2001 noun1 •A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane. formsunlinked · unlinking · unlinks
