"disabling the function" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe the action of turning off or deactivating a function or feature on a device or system. Example: "The IT department is currently working on disabling the function that allows employees to access social media sites on their work computers."
It's a carbon steel case that encapsulates the door's closer arm, disabling the function of the door and effectively sealing the door shut.
They react with a serine residue at the catalytic site, thus disabling the function of AChE.
In order to dissect the respective roles played by TrkB and Ret receptors in RA-dependent NB cells differentiation we first analysed the effects of disabling the function of Ret by small interfering RNA (siRNA) in SK-N-BE, LAN-5 and SH-SY5Y cells.
The enzymes SR and DAO are believed to be central for the enzymatic regulation of d-serine, and disabling the function of either enzyme typically increases or decreases d-serine levels depending on the role of the enzyme.
The 60-vote requirement currently disabling the functioning of the Senate is a relatively recent development and a nefarious one in American politics.
"The rewiring option permanently disables the function" -- a choice between hot- or cool-air drying -- "and degrades the performance of the dishwasher," he said.
But he said he had neglected to disable the function on his iPhone before taking the picture and uploading it to Twitter.
Some users would even classify programs with automatic update features as spyware, although a commercial program is usually more upfront about its intentions and will include preferences so the user can disable the function.
The feature is active by default on existing users' accounts, and Facebook explains on its blog how people can disable the function if they don't want their names to be automatically suggested for other people's pictures.
Speculation has presumed that Creative had disabled the function due to flak from the RIAA, but that seems questionable since its now returned FM recording capabilities.
When we introduced in-app purchases in 2009, we proactively offered parents a way to disable the function with a single switch.
