reboot
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɹiːbuːt/ (noun)
  • IPA: /ɹiːˈbuːt/ (verb)
Noun

reboot (plural reboots)

  1. (computing) An instance of rebooting.
  2. (narratology) The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
Translations
  • French: redémarrage
  • German: Neustart, Reboot
  • Italian: riavvio
  • Portuguese: reinício, reboot
  • Russian: перезагру́зка
  • Spanish: reinicio
Translations
  • German: Reboot
Verb

reboot (reboots, present participle rebooting; past and past participle rebooted)

  1. (computing, ambitransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.
    We need to reboot the system after installing these updates.
    The system reboots every weekend after updates are installed.
  2. To start afresh.
    They rebooted the TV series, but it's even worse than the original.
  3. Restart; to return to a an initial configuration or state.
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