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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reboot¹

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

Example Sentences

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw called the movie a "thrilling spectacle" and "gobsmacking reboot".

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Chicago had long since made its name as a swinging jazz-rock outfit when Foster came onboard for a creative and commercial reboot led by him and the band’s singer, Peter Cetera.

From Los Angeles Times

Wise, who played Nola Darling in the Spike Lee Netflix reboot of "She's Gotta Have It," was a fan of Taddeo's book prior to being considered for the role.

From Salon

Related Words

• reset