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Undock vs Undocking - What's the difference?

undock | undocking |

As verbs the difference between undock and undocking

is that undock is to remove a ship from a dock while undocking is present participle of undock.

As a noun undocking is

the process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.

undock

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To remove a ship from a dock.
  • (computing) To remove from a docking station.
    • After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.
  • (computing) To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.

    • undocking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
  • * 1994 , National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Advances in Navigation and Piloting, Minding the helm: marine navigation and piloting (page 418)
    • Six years of training are required. Within the first 2 years, the trainee must observe at least 225 passages, dockings, and undockings : at least 25 of these maneuvers must be performed by the trainee under the supervision of a docking master.