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reboot

[ verb ree-boot; noun ree-boot, ree-boot ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to restart (a computer) by loading the operating system; boot again.
  2. 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.

  3. 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.



verb (used without object)

  1. (of a computer) to be restarted.

noun

  1. an act or instance of restarting a computer.
  2. an act or instance of making a change in order to establish a new beginning:

    a reboot of our product line.

  3. 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 /

verb

  1. to shut down and restart (a computer system) or (of a computer system) to shut down and restart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

reboot

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of reboot1

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

Looking ahead, García-Rulfo is set to make an appearance in next year’s highly anticipated reboot, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” further expanding his already diverse career.

The game show host on NBC’s “Password” reboot who is often so delighted for contestants that it seems as if she has personally just won thousands of dollars.

This is particularly the case between the UK and its biggest trading partner on the continent, South Africa, and the trip is an "attempt to reboot that", he adds.

From BBC

And in looking to reboot Britain’s economic model, the chancellor’s most helpful asset is the fact she has a landslide majority to credibly pass all of these policies in to law.

From BBC

He’s also excited for a possible reboot of his classic sitcom.

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