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tear down

[′ter ′dau̇n]
(engineering)
To disassemble a drilling rig preparatory to moving it to another drill site.
To disassemble a machine or change the jigs and fixtures.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

tear down

In communications, to free up a circuit that has been established for a particular session. When the session is completed, the circuit is "torn down" and the components and services involved are available for use by someone else.
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