Associations to the word «Reboot»

Wiktionary

REBOOT, noun. (computing) An instance of rebooting.
REBOOT, noun. (narratology) The restarting of a series storyline that discards all previous continuity.
REBOOT, verb. (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
REBOOT, verb. (narratology) To discard all previous continuity in a series and restart the series.
REBOOT, verb. (video games) To restart a (computer or video game) from the beginning.
REBOOT, verb. Restart; Begin again with a fresh start.

Dictionary definition

REBOOT, verb. Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats