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Unmount

Updated: 01/24/2018 by Computer Hope

To unmount means to stop data transmission, disabling access to a mounted device, or allowing it to be safely disconnected from the computer.

Related information

  • How to unmount a volume in Windows.
  • In Unix and Linux, a device that is mounted can be unmounted using the umount command.

Eject, Mount, Operating system terms

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