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Reboot

An instance of rebooting.

📖 Definitions of "Reboot"

noun
  1. 1

    An instance of rebooting.

  2. 2

    The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.

verb
  1. 1

    To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.

    "The system reboots every weekend after updates are installed."

  2. 2

    To start afresh.

    "They rebooted the TV series, but it's even worse than the original."

  3. 3

    Restart; to return to a an initial configuration or state.

🔄 Synonyms of "Reboot"

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WordDefinition
bootnoun(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
bring upverbTo mention.

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WordDefinition
bring upverbTo mention.
bootnoun(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
reloadverbTo load (something) again.
bootupnoun(computing) The process of booting up.
bootablenoun(computing, of a disk, etc.) That can be booted; from which one can boot the system.
resettingnounThe act by which something is reset.
resetnounTo set back to the initial state.
initializationnoun(uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
recommencementnounThe act of recommencing; a second or subsequent commencement.
restartverb(ambitransitive) To start again.
relaunchverbTo launch again.
recommenceverbTo begin again.
reopenverb(transitive) To open (something) again.
resumptionnounThe act of resuming or starting something again.
resumeverb(chiefly Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).
reviveverb(transitive) (figurative) To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
reseatverb(transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
bouncenoun(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
re-start
restartingverb(ambitransitive) To start again.

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