Reboot vs Reset - What's the difference?
reboot | reset |
(computing) An instance of rebooting.
(narratology) The restarting of a series storyline that discards all previous continuity.
(computing) To cause a computer to execute its boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, especially after a system or power failure
(narratology) To discard all previous continuity in a series and restart the series.
(video games) To restart a (computer or video game) from the beginning.
To set back to the initial state.
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, title= To set to zero.
To adjust again after an initial failure.
An act of resetting to the initial state
Setting to zero
Something that is reset
A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
(typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again.
(Scots law) the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
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As nouns the difference between reboot and reset
is that reboot is (computing) an instance of rebooting while reset is a button that resets a device, often a computer.As a verb reboot
is (computing) to cause a computer to execute its boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, especially after a system or power failure.reboot
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See also
* bootstrapAnagrams
* English ergative verbs ----reset
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Etymology 1
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