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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky