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reboot

[ree-boot, ree-boot, ree-boot]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to restart (a computer) by loading the operating system; boot again.
to produce a distinctly new version of (an established media franchise, as a film, TV show, video game, or comic book).
The studio is rebooting Spider-Man.
to make a change in (something) in order to establish a new beginning: Lower interest rates are intended to reboot the economy.
She’s rebooting her career.
Lower interest rates are intended to reboot the economy.

an act or instance of restarting a computer.
an act or instance of making a change in order to establish a new beginning.
a reboot of our product line.
a distinctly new version of an established media franchise.
The show will be a gritty reboot of the classic TV series from the 1970s.

reboot

/ riːˈbuːt /

to shut down and restart (a computer system) or (of a computer system) to shut down and restart

reboot

A term that comes from computer usage. To reboot a computer is to start it up again after a computer crash. Hence, “reboot” has the connotation of starting a process over again.

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Origin of reboot¹

First recorded in 1970–75; re- ( def. ) + boot ¹ (in the sense “to start a computer”)

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