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to reboot

to reboot

46 3.7
To restart a computer or device so it starts again
  • verb
  • /riˈbuːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reiniciar
  • I'm removing the public DNS and going to flush everything and reboot the workstations.
  • reboot your PC
  • reboot your computer
  • reboot the system

Let it run and then reboot and come back and.

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Examples

  • Listen, can you reboot the server?

  • I recommend that we shut everything down and reboot from the master backups.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I think it's just trying to reboot itself.

  • I had to reboot the system.

  • - We really need to reboot the backup system.

  • The phone would continuously try to reboot, show a low battery, and then keep trying to reboot.

    Blog text (8)
  • If I don't let the system reboot, the whole bank will lock down.

  • Lastly, clear the cache and then reboot the phone back to Android.

  • Every time we rebooted, it would reassemble the pieces and reinfect the system from scratch.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I had to reboot the computer after it froze.

Synonyms

to restart
vsto reboot
85 2.3

Start something again after it stops or is interrupted

loads a device's operating system for a fresh start not just starting a process
to boot
vsto reboot
  • Specialized
28 4.5

To start a computer and load its operating system

is used to make a device load afresh by stopping and starting it again
to bring up
vsto reboot
  • Specialized
14 5.5

Start a computer's operating system so it can run

is used to make a device load afresh after stopping and starting its software
to spin up
vsto reboot
  • Specialized
3 5.2

Start a computer system or service so it is ready to use

is used to make a device start again and reload its system
to reinitiate
vsto reboot
1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

loads a device's operating system to start it afresh rather than restarting a process

Antonyms

136 4.1

A time when a business, system, or service stops working

How Forceful

to reboot
  • Specialized
46 3.7
to restart
85 2.3

Surface Forms

reboot infinitive
rebooted past
rebooted past participle
rebooting present participle
reboots third person singular

Morphology

reboot = boot (transparent) = re + boot

Given the computing verb 'boot', adding 're-' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'start again'.

Etymology

Reboot comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and boot meaning 'to start up', as in 'boot up'. So to reboot a device is to start it again so it begins fresh.