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reset¹
- /ɹiːˈsɛt/
- /ˈɹiː.sɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From re- + set.
verb resets · resetting · reset
- To set back to the initial state. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slather
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To set to zero.
Similar: zeroize
- To adjust; to set or position differently. He turned and steered his course toward some lights clustered at the end of the street. They proved farther away than he had anticipated, and after a long quest he came to the conclusion that his eyes had been mysteriously removed from their proper places and had been reset on either side of his hea
noun resets
- The act of resetting to the initial state. A reset halts whatever is taking place on the bus and prepares devices for the beginning of a new communication cycle. A reset begins when the master pulls the bus low for a period greater than 480 μs.
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The act of setting to zero.
Similar: zeroization
- A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
- That which is reset; printed matter set up again.
- The cleaning and tidying of one's home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy69x9wl2no
reset²
- /ɹɪˈsɛt/
- /ɹəˈsɛt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle Scots resett, from Early Scots reset, from Anglo-Norman recet (noun), recetter (verb), from Latin receptus (noun), receptāre (verb). Compare receipt.
noun resets · ressett
- The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw. In early times it was common to charge the reset of property taken by robbery as reset of theft. But in later practice reset of property taken by robbery has been frequently libelled and found relevant (1).
verb resets · resetting · resetted · ressett
- To receive and hide (stolen goods, or a criminal, etc.) Criminal resetting of property shall not be limited to the receiving of property taken by theft or robbery, but shall extend to the receiving of property appropriated by breach of trust and embezzlement and by falsehood, fraud and wilful imposition.
Reset³
Where it comes from
From reset.
noun Resets
- A button that resets a device, often a computer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: readjust, restart, reconstitute, rebuild, rebalance, reintroduce, re-establish, rebuilding, relaunch, reactivate, reopen, recommence, reconstitution, reestablish, re-engage, resumption
Translations
Every language
verb to set back to the initial state
| Español | restablecer, resetear, restaurar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 重置 chóngzhì |
| Português | repor, restaurar |
| Français | remettre à zéro, réinitialiser |
| Deutsch | zurücksetzen, rücksetzen, resetten |
| Italiano | azzerare, rimettere a zero, resettare |
| Ελληνικά | επαναφέρω epanaféro, επανεκκινώ epanekkinó |
| Română | reseta |
| Русский | перезагружа́ть perezagružátʹ, перезагрузи́ть perezagruzítʹ |
| עברית | אפס ípes |
verb to set to zero
| Italiano | azzerare |
|---|
verb to adjust (e.g. after an initial failure); to set or position differently
| Italiano | ripristinare |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | επαναρυθμίζω epanarythmízo |
noun an act of resetting to the initial state
| Español | restablecimiento, reseteo |
|---|---|
| Português | restaurar |
| Deutsch | Reset |
| Русский | перезагру́зка perezagrúzka |
noun setting to zero
| Русский | сброс sbros |
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