EGAVE

reboot

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An instance of rebooting.
  2. noun A fresh start.
  3. noun The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
  4. noun The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity.
  5. verb To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.
    We need to reboot the system after installing these updates.
  6. verb To start afresh.
    They rebooted the TV series, but it's even worse than the original.
  7. verb Restart; to return to an initial configuration or state.

Similar words

bring up boot reload bootup bootable resetting reset initialization recommencement restart

Often followed by

the your and to or of after is it

Word family

rebooted rebooting reboots

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