unbind

Etymology

From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).

verb

  1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
  3. (computing, transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
    Unbinds the specified key from a command 2013, Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes, page 23

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