uncable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ cable.

Verb

uncable (third-person singular simple present uncables, present participle uncabling, simple past and past participle uncabled)

1. (transitive) To undo the cabling of; to disconnect a cable or cables from.
   • 1983, Newsletter, volume 12, University of Michigan Computing Center, page 102:

     For example, certain cabling techniques used for statistical multiplexers and intelligent switching systems let field-service personnel replace modules without having to uncable EIA connections.

   • 2006, Abbe Waldman DeLozier, Vickie Karp, Hacked!: High Tech Election Theft in America:

     The election judge has the key to uncable the machines in a similar manner to the olden days when the election judge kept the keys to the ballot box. This way the judge could remove the ballots and count them.