reset

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See also Reset

English

Etymology 1

re- +‎ set

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹiːˈsɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

reset (third-person singular simple present resets, present participle resetting, simple past and past participle reset)

1. To set back to the initial state.
2. To set to zero
3. To adjust again after an initial failure

Translations

to set back to the initial state

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重置 (cmn) (chóngzhì)

• Czech: resetovat (cs)
• Dutch: herinitialiseren (nl), terugstellen (nl)
• Finnish: palauttaa alkutilaan (fi), resetoida (fi)
• French: remettre à zéro (fr), réinitialiser (fr)

• German: zurücksetzen (de), rücksetzen (de)
• Greek: επαναφέρω (el) (epanaféro) , επανεκκινώ (el) (epanekkinó) 
• Portuguese: reiniciar (pt)
• Russian: перезагружать (ru) (perezagružát')  impf., перезагрузить (ru) (perezagruzít')  pf.
• Spanish: reiniciar (es)
• Swedish: återställa (sv)

to set to zero

• Finnish: nollata (fi)

to adjust again after an initial failure

• Finnish: säätää asetusarvoja (fi)
• Greek: επαναρυθμίζω (el) (epanarythmízo) 

Noun

reset (plural resets)

1. An act of resetting to the initial state
2. Setting to zero
3. Something that is reset
4. A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
5. (typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again.

Translations

an act of resetting to the initial state

• Finnish: oletusarvojen palautus (fi)

• Russian: перезагрузка (ru) (perezagrúzka) f 

setting to zero

• Finnish: nollaus (fi)

• Russian: сброс (ru) (sbros) m 

Derived terms

• factory reset
• resettable
• resetter

Etymology 2

From receipt

Alternative forms

• ressett

Noun

reset (plural resets)

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2. (Scots law) the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.

References

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Anagrams

• ester, estre, steer, stere, stree, terse, trees