restart

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Etymology

From re- + start.

Pronunciation

• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/, /ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/, /ˈɹiːˌstɑːt/

Noun

restart (plural restarts)

1. The act of starting something again.

   Synonyms: rebeginning#Noun, recommencement, relaunch#Noun, revamp#Noun

   Coordinate terms: refresh, reload

   After the restart of my browser, the problem went away.

Translations

• German: Neustart
• Italian: riavvio
• Portuguese: reinício
• Russian: переза́пуск
• Spanish: reinicio

Verb

restart (restarts, present participle restarting; simple past and past participle restarted)

1. (ambitransitive) To start again.

   Synonyms: rebegin, recommence, reinitiate

   Coordinate terms: refresh, relaunch, reload, revamp

   All attempts to restart the engine failed.

2. (computing) Synonym of reboot.

   Coordinate terms: refresh, relaunch, reload

Translations

• French: recommencer
• German: neustarten
• Italian: ricominciare
• Portuguese: recomeçar
• Russian: возобновля́ть
• Spanish: reiniciar

Translations

• French: redémarrer
• German: neustarten
• Italian: riavviare
• Portuguese: reiniciar
• Russian: перезагружа́ть
• Spanish: reiniciar

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