reboot
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reboot
- /ˈɹiːbuːt/
- /ɹiːˈbuːt/
Rhymes with -uːt
noun reboots
- An instance of rebooting.
- A fresh start. That’s why we don’t just need a bailout. We need a reboot. We need a build out. We need a buildup. We need a national makeover.
- The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
- The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity. HBO Max has issued a straight-to-series order for “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” a reboot of the original Freeform series... “We’re such huge fans of what I. Marlene King and her iconic cast created, we knew that we had to treat the original series as #CANON"
verb reboots · rebooting · rebooted
- To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure. We need to reboot the system after installing these updates.
- To start afresh. They rebooted the TV series, but it's even worse than the original.
- Restart; to return to an initial configuration or state. Egg farmers do this to reboot birds' internal clocks so they start laying valuable eggs faster and, crucially, at the same time.
Similar: rebegin, recommence, reinitiate, restart
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bring up, boot, reload, bootup, bootable, resetting, reset, initialization, recommencement, restart, relaunch, recommence, reopen, resumption, resume, revive
verb
Similar: rebegin, recommence, reinitiate, restart
Translations
Every language
noun instance of rebooting
| Español | reinicio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 再起動 saikidō, リブート ribūto |
| 中文 | 重新起動 /重新起动 chóngxīn qǐdòng, 重新啟動 /重新启动 chóngxīn qǐdòng |
| Português | reinício, reboot |
| Français | redémarrage |
| Deutsch | Neustart, Reboot |
| Italiano | riavvio |
| Ελληνικά | επανεκκίνηση epanekkínisi |
| Русский | перезагру́зка perezagrúzka |
| Tiếng Việt | khởi động lại |
| العربية | إِعَادَة التَّشْغِيل |
noun the restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity
| Deutsch | Reboot |
|---|
verb To execute a computer's boot process and reload the operating system
| Español | reiniciar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재시동한 위하여 jaesidonghan wihayeo |
| 日本語 | 再起動する saikidō-suru, リブートする ribūto-suru |
| 中文 | 重新啟動 /重新启动 chóngxīn qǐdòng |
| Português | reiniciar, reinicializar |
| Français | redémarrer, réinitialiser, relancer |
| Deutsch | neu laden, neu starten, rebooten |
| Italiano | reiniziare |
| Ελληνικά | επανεκκινώ epanekkinó |
| Русский | перезагружа́ть perezagružátʹ, перезагрузи́ть perezagruzítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | khởi động lại |
| العربية | أَعَادَ تَشْغِيل ʔaʕāda tašḡīl |
| עברית | אִתְחֵל itẖél |
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@misc{reboot_2026,
title = {reboot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reboot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
