reboot
pronunciation
How to pronounce reboot in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈbu:t]
How to pronounce reboot in American English:
US [riˈbut]
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- Verb:
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
Word Origin
- reboot (v.)
- 1981, from re- + boot (v.) in the computer sense. Related: Rebooted; rebooting.
Example
- 1. Abe 's plan to reboot japan 's economy doesn 't stop with a bond-buying bonanza .
- 2. But with 40,000 unsold darts on the ground at the beginning of december , dart needs a fiat-style reboot .
- 3. Quite often they fail to save and you have to reboot the device .
- 4. The brain needs a chance to " reboot , " that is , return to normal dopamine sensitivity .
- 5. Please remove this disk in the drive before reboot .