réinitialiser — meaning in English

English meaning

• reboot verb To restart a computer, forcing the operating system to load again, often to fix a problem.
• reset verb To return something to its original or starting state.

Senses

réinitialiser is used for these senses in English:

• reboot (computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.
• reset To set back to the initial state.

reboot — full definition

1. verb To restart a computer, forcing the operating system to load again, often to fix a problem.
2. verb To start something over from scratch.
3. noun A version of a film, show, or franchise that restarts the story, often ignoring earlier installments.

reset — full definition

1. verb To return something to its original or starting state.
2. noun The act of returning something to its starting state, or a button that does this.

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