reboot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -uːt

[edit] Etymology

re- + boot

[edit] Noun

reboot (plural reboots)

1. (computing) An instance of rebooting.
2. (narratology) The rewriting of a series storyline that discards all previous continuity.

[edit] Translations

• Greek: επανεκκίνηση el(el) f. (1)

[edit] Verb

to reboot (third-person singular simple present reboots, present participle rebooting, simple past and past participle rebooted)

1. (computing) To cause a computer to execute its boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, especially after a system or power failure
2. (narratology) To discard all previous continuity in a series and restart the series.
3. (video games) To restart a (computer or video game) from the beginning.

[edit] Translations

• Chinese:

  Simplified: 重新起动

  Traditional: 重新起動

  Pinyin: zhongxin qidong

• Dutch: herstarten, heropstarten
• Esperanto: restarti eo(eo)
• Finnish: uudelleenkäynnistää
• French: redémarrer fr(fr), réinitialiser fr(fr), relancer fr(fr)
• German: neu laden
• Greek: επανεκκινώ (1,3)
• Italian: reiniziare
• Japanese: 再起動する (saikidô suru), リブートする (ribuuto suru)
• Korean: 재시동한 위하여 (jaesidonghan wihayeo)
• Latin: reinitiare, reinitializare
• Swedish: starta om, reboota
• Spanish: reiniciar es(es)

[edit] See also

• bootstrap