Restart a computer after it has been running. On most computers there is a "warm boot" or "soft boot" button on the front which allows the user to restart the computer without turning it all the way off. The same objective can be met by holding the Ctrl and Alt keys down and pressing the Delete key.
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
a clean shutdown and restart of your server
a universally bad idea for so many reasons I don't even know where to start
The process of interrupting a computing device, causing it to reload its operating system and restart all default operations.
Stop the system, see the section called “Shutdownâ€.
The process of re-starting a computer without turning it off.
This means to restart your computer. You would do this by going to the Start menu and choosing Shutdown, then Restart.
Restarting your computer.
The process of turning a computer system or printer off and then back on again, to reload the software.
the act to restart the computer. Sometimes needed when the client lock or the system is running slow due to memory leak or other cause
To restart the boot process. See also "Boot."
A synonym for restart. To reboot your computer, press the reset button.
Another term for restarting the system. This is a behavior-modification technique—for the computer not the computee. If the system is locked up and won't do diddly-squat and it just sits there and beeps at you or if it is behaving badly, it may have to be rebooted. Do not ask the computer why it locks up, "better to ask the sun why it shines or Kenny G why he blows." (Joke courtesy of advertising from Hacienda Mexican Restaurant.)
A reboot is where you take your car from IG-I (ICE-Off) to IG-II to reboot the electronics and systems without actually starting the car.
Rebooting simply means restarting a computer. You should not reboot a server that has users accessing it until you have informed the users that the server must be shut down temporarily. Sometimes, an emergency necessitates rebooting a server immediately, but it is not a recommended practice.
Stop and restart the system.
To restart a computer, that is, turn it off and then on again or by pressing a special key sequence such a Ctrl+AIt+Del on MS-DOS computers. (7/96)
To restart the computer. Starting the computer is called "booting" or "booting up." There are two ways to reboot the computer: you perform a cold boot by switching the computer off, waiting, and then turning it back on again. You perform a warm boot by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del on a PC or by pushing a reset button. Usually a warm boot is all that's required, but occasionally a cold boot is necessary to clear memory completely.
To reload and intialize the operating system. “Reboot†and “Restart†are often used interchangeably. Source: TechSoup.org
When a computer is first turned on, it goes through a self-test procedure and then loads software that allows it to control disk drives, etc. This process is called the boot up. Re-booting is turning off the computer, and then turning it back on.
Restart the computer, either by shutting it down properly and restarting it (a soft reboot), or just switching it off and on again (a hard reboot - should only be used as a last resort).
The events which cause a game to start performing its normal operating jobs. This can only occur after a game is down (off.) (Some games can reboot without disconnecting users.)
A user activity where the user boots a computing device without interrupting its source of electrical power. The goal of this activity is typically to return the device to a known configuration state, or to remove unwanted data from volatile RAM. Also referred to as Restart or Reset.
To restart a computer and operating system.
The process of re-starting your computer. If you turn it off and then on again, or use the reset button on the front of your computer, it's called a cold boot. If you hold Ctrl and Alt while pressing Del, it's called a warm-boot. See Boot.
To restart the operating system.
An action that restarts a running operating system.
A way to restart a computer by reloading its operating system. Does not require that power to the computer be interrupted. Many computers have a reboot button that can be pressed should the computer crash or hang in such a way that you lose all control through the mouse and keyboard.
To restart a computer. It comes from "boot," which is a term...
To restart a computer. Normally, this is by using the 'Restart' option on the Windows Start menu. However, it may be necessary to press Control-Alt-Delete or even to use the Reset button if one is fitted to the PC.
The act of reloading the operating system of a computer, usually by resetting the power to the computer with the power switch, or selecting Start/Shutdown/Restart in Windows.
A warm boot, or a boot after the computer has not been turned off for long.
To put a computer back into it's startup state, as if it had just been turned on. In other words, it just like booting the computer, except it was already running. Also called resetting.
Reboot, in series fiction, means to discard all previous continuity in the series and start anew. Effectively, all previously-known history is declared by the writer to be null and void and the series starts over from the beginning.