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reset button

reset button

6 2.9
A small button on a device that returns it to its original settings when you press it
  • noun
  • /ˈriːˌsɛt ˈbʌtən/
translation icon : botón de reinicio
  • When the computer freezes, you can use the reset button to restore it to its original state.
  • hit the reset button
  • press the reset button
  • push the reset button

Which leaves only the front power button, reset button, and power LED to plug in.

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Examples

  • When the reset button is pushed, he starts with the same speech.

    Blog text (9)

  • But most importantly, you need to take a breather, decompress, and hit your reset button.

    Blog text (27)

  • But sometimes you just got to hit that reset button, all right?

  • I just need to hit the reset button sometimes.

    A Simple Favor (2018)

  • However, beautiful things can happen when the reset button gets hit.

    Exposure 36 (2021)

  • If only the world had a reset button.

    Megamind (2010)

  • Is there a reset button on this thing?

    Mystery Men (1999)

  • Without that, he has little choice but to hit the reset button.

    Blog text (6)

  • Let's hit that reset button and finish this year strong.

  • Your favorite music from the past can help you hit the reset button on your mood right now.

Synonyms

reset
vsreset button
49 3.4

A button or switch that returns a device to its original settings

is the specific small control on a device rather than any general control
resetter
vsreset button
1 5.7

A person or device that returns something to its original state

is a built-in small control on a device rather than a person or tool

How Reset

reset button
6 2.9
to reset
107 2.9
to reinitialize
  • Specialized
7 7.2
to restart
85 2.3
to reinstall
14 3.8

Surface Forms

reset button singular
reset buttons plural

Morphology

reset + button

The meaning 'a button that restores a device to its original/default state' is directly and compositionally derived from 'reset' (to restore settings) + 'button' (a small control you press). This straightforward noun–noun compound follows common device-language patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Reset button comes from a small button you press to reset a machine or gadget back to its first settings. That's why it means 'a control that makes a device start again or return to its original state'.