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ReleaseHold

ReleaseHold[expr]
removes Hold, HoldForm, HoldPattern, and HoldComplete in expr.
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  • ReleaseHold removes only one layer of Hold etc.; it does not remove inner occurrences in nested Hold etc. functions.
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Scope   (1)
ReleaseHold removes all standard unevaluated containers:
Properties & Relations   (1)
ReleaseHold removes only the outermost layer of Hold:
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