Reboot

//ˈɹiːbuːt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of rebooting.
  2. 2
    A fresh start. broadly

    "That’s why we don’t just need a bailout. We need a reboot. We need a build out. We need a buildup. We need a national makeover."

  3. 3
    The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
  4. 4
    The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity.

    "HBO Max has issued a straight-to-series order for “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” a reboot of the original Freeform series... “We’re such huge fans of what I. Marlene King and her iconic cast created, we knew that we had to treat the original series as #CANON""

Verb
  1. 1
    To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure. ergative

    "We need to reboot the system after installing these updates."

  2. 2
    cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes wordnet
  3. 3
    To start afresh. broadly

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

  4. 4
    Restart; to return to an initial configuration or state.

    "Egg farmers do this to reboot birds' internal clocks so they start laying valuable eggs faster and, crucially, at the same time."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From re- + boot.

Etymology 2

From re- + boot.

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