reset
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈriːˌsɛt/
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reinicio
- Ensure you press the reset button to return the device to its original configuration.
- a reset button
- a system reset
- send a reset
Examples
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Is there a reset button on this thing?
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Power switch, reset switch, power LED, and hard drive LED.
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The only thing left is a hard reset.
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And the switches are for reset and boot mode.
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Don't worry, a simple reset should do the trick.
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There was the reset button, up in the corner where he wouldn't hit it by accident.
Fiction book (1999) -
Everyone slows down to 40% of their racing speed, and all the race strategies will get a reset.
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"Stevie pushed the reset button on the computer, and the screen went blank and then blue."
Fiction book (1992) -
The clock is reset.
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When an error occurs, the processor is reset, the protected state is restored, and processing resumes.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
6
2.9
A small button on a device that returns it to its original settings when you press it
1
5.7
A person or device that returns something to its original state
Compounds
6
2.9
A small button on a device that returns it to its original settings when you press it
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reset comes from the parts re- 'again' and set 'put in place'. As a name for the button or switch, a reset is what you press to 'set again' and return a machine to its original settings.