unboxing

From unbox +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

unboxing

1. present participle and gerund of unbox

From unbox +‎ -ing (gerundive ending).

unboxing (plural unboxings)

1. The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
   • 2014 February 13, Heather Kelly, “The bizarre, lucrative world of ‘unboxing’ videos”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The most popular unboxings are for expensive gadgets, like the iPhone, Xbox and PlayStation consoles.

   • 2014 December 16, Alex Frank, “Happy Unboxing Day! A Small Guide to the Very Large World of Unboxing Videos”, in Vogue‎^[2]:

     Clips of tech-fiends unwrapping new models of cell phones first began turning up on the Internet about a decade ago. Since then, an entire world has blossomed around the unboxing video, with whole YouTube channels dedicated to the unpackaging of dolls, purses, moisturizers, even food.

2. (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.

   Antonyms: boxing, autoboxing

   • 2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28:

     Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. […] Unboxing involves the production of a primitive for each object.

• IPA^(key): /œn.bɔk.siŋ/

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unboxing m (plural unboxings)

1. (object-oriented programming) unboxing

• IPA^(key): /amˈboɡsin/ [ãmˈboɣ̞.sĩn]
  • Rhymes: -oɡsin
• IPA^(key): /umˈboɡsinɡ/ [ũmˈboɣ̞.sĩŋɡ]
  • Rhymes: -oɡsinɡ
• Syllabification: un‧bo‧xing

unboxing m (plural unboxings)

1. The removal of something from a package.

   Synonyms: desembalaje, desempaque, desempaquetado, desempaquetamiento, descaje

2. (object-oriented programming) unboxing