REBOOT Definition & Meaning

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reboot

[ verb ree-boot; noun ree-boot, ree-boot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to restart (a computer) by loading the operating system; boot again.
to produce a distinctly new version of (an established media franchise, as a film, TV show, video game, or comic book):
The studio is rebooting Spider-Man.
to make a change in (something) in order to establish a new beginning: Lower interest rates are intended to reboot the economy.
She’s rebooting her career.
Lower interest rates are intended to reboot the economy.

verb (used without object)

(of a computer) to be restarted.

noun

an act or instance of restarting a computer.
an act or instance of making a change in order to establish a new beginning:
a reboot of our product line.
a distinctly new version of an established media franchise:
The show will be a gritty reboot of the classic TV series from the 1970s.

reboot

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verb

to shut down and restart (a computer system) or (of a computer system) to shut down and restart

reboot

A term that comes from computer usage. To reboot a computer is to start it up again after a computer crash. Hence, “reboot” has the connotation of starting a process over again.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of reboot¹

First recorded in 1970–75; re- ( def ) + boot ¹ (in the sense “to start a computer”)

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Chief executive officer Mark Herbert says "nothing is off the table" for the reboot, which he says could include a mix of old and new characters.

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This brings us back around to the fundamental problem that underlies all versions of ugly-American roleplaying, both historically and in the rebooted Trump regime: It’s rooted in weakness, not in strength.

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Sequels and reboots featured prominently, as did action and horror films.

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Pete Hammond wrote in Deadline that the film is "just fine", adding: "It manages to make a thoroughly decent reboot from a genuine, never-out-of-circulation classic and make it fresh and relevant again for contemporary audiences."

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We just watched “RHONY” flatline worse than it ever has, only two seasons after being rebooted, because its cast was too conscious of how they look on camera and what they do and don’t reveal.

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