Associations to the word «Refresh»

Wiktionary

REFRESH, verb. To renew or revitalize.
REFRESH, verb. (computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.
REFRESH, verb. (computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
REFRESH, verb. To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
REFRESH, noun. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
REFRESH, noun. (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.

Dictionary definition

REFRESH, verb. Refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test".
REFRESH, verb. Make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us".
REFRESH, verb. Become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game".
REFRESH, verb. Make fresh again.

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