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Reset vs Reseat - What's the difference?

reset | reseat |

As verbs the difference between reset and reseat

is that reset is to set back to the initial state while reseat is to provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.

As a noun reset

is an act of resetting to the initial state.

reset

English

Etymology 1

Verb

  • To set back to the initial state.
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  • To set to zero.
  • To adjust again after an initial failure.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * factory reset * resettable * resetter

    Etymology 2

    From (receipt)

    Alternative forms

    * ressett

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scots law) the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.

    • References

    * [http://www.police-information.co.uk/legislation/legislationindexsco.html
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    • Anagrams

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    reseat

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
    • We should reseat this cinema - the old seats are worn.
  • To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
    • We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.
  • To sit down again.
    • I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.
  • (electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
    • Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.
  • (engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
    • To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.

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