disconnect

disconnect
disconnect dis‧con‧nect [ˌdɪskəˈnekt] verb [intransitive, transitive]
COMPUTING to end the connection between a computer and the Internet:
disconnect from

• To read the posting offline, just double click on it and then disconnect from the Internet.

• I kept trying to disconnect my Internet connection, but in the end I gave up and just switched the machine off.

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disconnect UK US /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ verb
► [T] to stop a machine or piece of equipment being connected to a supply of electricity, gas, water, etc.: »

The electricity board threatened to disconnect the supply.

 disconnect sth from sth »

Always disconnect the computer from the mains before you remove the lid.

► [I or T] IT, INTERNET to stop being connected to the internet: be/get disconnected »

Our broadband keeps getting disconnected.

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If the signal is still weak, try disconnecting from your current network and using a different wireless connection.

► [T] COMMUNICATIONS if you are disconnected while talking on the phone, your phone service stops working and interrupts your conversation: »

If we get disconnected, I'll call you right back.

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disconnect UK US /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ noun [C]
► a situation in which two or more things are not connected in the way that they should be: a disconnect between sth and sth »

The study found a disconnect between the state's social program and some people who need government assistance.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • disconnect — [dis΄kə nekt′, dis′kə nekt΄] vt. to break or undo the connection of; separate, detach, unplug, etc. vi. to become disconnected n. 1. a disconnection, as in an electrical system 2. Informal a lack of communication or compatibility [a disconnect… …   English World dictionary

  • Disconnect — Dis con*nect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconnecting}.] To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse. [1913 Webster] The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disconnect — index break (separate), detach, dichotomize, disband, discontinue (abandon), discontinue (break continuity) …   Law dictionary

  • disconnect — 1770; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + CONNECT (Cf. connect). Perhaps a back formation from disconnection. Related: Disconnected; disconnecting …   Etymology dictionary

  • disconnect — [v] take apart; uncouple abstract, break it off, break it up, cut off, detach, disassociate, disengage, disjoin, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, drop it, part, separate, sever, sideline, unfix; concepts 98,135 Ant. attach, connect, couple …   New thesaurus

  • disconnect — ► VERB 1) break the connection of or between. 2) detach (an electrical device) from a power supply. DERIVATIVES disconnection noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disconnect — dis|con|nect1 [ˌdıskəˈnekt] v 1.) [T] to remove the supply of power, gas, water etc from a machine or piece of equipment ≠ ↑connect disconnect sth from sth ▪ Always disconnect the machine from the mains first. ▪ The family agreed to disconnect… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disconnect — dis|con|nect1 [ ,dıskə nekt ] verb 1. ) transitive to stop the supply of gas, water, or electricity, or the telephone service to a building: They arrived to find that the water had been disconnected. 2. ) transitive to stop a machine or piece of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disconnect — UK [ˌdɪskəˈnekt] / US verb Word forms disconnect : present tense I/you/we/they disconnect he/she/it disconnects present participle disconnecting past tense disconnected past participle disconnected 1) [transitive] to stop the supply of gas, water …   English dictionary

  • disconnect — v. (D; tr.) to disconnect from * * * [ˌdɪskə nekt] at over (D; tr.) to disconnect from disconsolate adj . disconnect about …   Combinatory dictionary

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