power-cycle

Meaning

1. verb To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by forcing a malfunctioning or unresponsive device to reset or reinitialize, or as a step in troubleshooting the device.

   If the computer's frozen, try power-cycling it.

Similar words

cold boot hot swap post hotplug refresh fail over hot-swap ctrl-alt-delete overclock redebug