rebooting
verb/riˈbuːtɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #18,268 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
restarting a device or system so it can begin operating fresh.
Example sentence
After the system crashed, rebooting the computer fixed the problem immediately.
Synonyms & related words
- restarting
- resetting
- reinitializing
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