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Definition of reboot verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

reboot

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈbut//

[transitive, intransitive] reboot (something) (computing)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reboot

he / she / it reboots

past simple rebooted

-ing form rebooting

if you reboot a computer or it reboots, you switch it off and then start it again immediately

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