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Remake vs Reboot - What's the difference?

remake | reboot |

As nouns the difference between remake and reboot

is that remake is remake (of a film ) while reboot is (computing) an instance of rebooting.

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.

remake

English

Verb

  • To make again.
  • (video games) To make an enhanced remake of (a computer or video game).

    • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia remake)
  • A new version of something.
  • A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.

    • Related terms

    * cover version

    reboot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) An instance of rebooting.
  • (narratology) The restarting of a series storyline that discards all previous continuity.

    • Verb

  • (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.

    • See also

    * bootstrap

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