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ungroup

to remove the grouping from objects so that they become separate objects again

In plain English

Grouping treats multiple objects as one set. Ungroup means taking that shared grouping away so each object is separate again.

In context

Here, ungroup offers removing the current grouping from the rows so they become separate again.

Situation
Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
What it communicates
offers removal of current row grouping

Meaning limits

The term itself does not establish whether the separate objects remain in any particular order afterward.

Examples

“Lena ungrouped the three shapes and adjusted them one by one.”

Core meaning

“When the figures no longer matched, the clerk ungrouped the rows and checked each line separately.”

In context

  • group Opposite

    This is the reverse action: it puts separate objects together as one group.

  • separate Broader Term

    This covers making things apart without the added idea that they were grouped before.