deselect

American

[dee-si-lekt] / ˌdi sɪˈlɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to discharge (a trainee) from a program of training.

deselect British

/ ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt /

verb

politics (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
to discharge (a trainee) during the period of training
computing to cancel (a highlighted selection of data) on a computer screen
computing to remove (the check mark) at an option in a dialogue box

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deselection

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Origin of deselect

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + select

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Frontier should have showed DiDonato the $428 fare first, along with an option to deselect checked luggage and an assigned seat if she wanted to lower her fare.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

The Zoom account owner will need to manually deselect Zoom's on-by-default data sharing option after solving a pop-up maze of sub-menus.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

If you’re trying to get all your files out of Google’s clutches, go to the company’s Takeout site and deselect everything except “Drive.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

Be sure to deselect or clear all equations before graphing using the method mentioned above.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said any attempts to deselect her had been a result of her association with a breakaway party.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2019

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