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Definition of reboot verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reboot

verb
 
/ˌriːˈbuːt/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reboot
 
/ˌriːˈbuːt/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːt/
he / she / it reboots
 
/ˌriːˈbuːts/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːts/
past simple rebooted
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/
past participle rebooted
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/
-ing form rebooting
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈbuːtɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] reboot (something) (computing) if you reboot a computer or it reboots, you switch it off and then start it again immediatelyTopics Computersc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReboot is used with these nouns as the object:
    • computer
    • system
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] reboot something to make something, especially a series of films or TV programmes, start again or become successful again
    • This film is the producer's second attempt to reboot the franchise.
    • The government is desperately trying to reboot the country's economy.
    • The talented boxer is trying to reboot his career following his recovery from injury.
See reboot in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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