coldboot — UK [ˈkəʊldˌbuːt] / US [ˈkoʊldˌbut] verb [transitive] Word forms coldboot : present tense I/you/we/they coldboot he/she/it coldboots present participle coldbooting past tense coldbooted past participle coldbooted computing to make a computer start … English dictionary
coldboot — /ˈkoʊldbut/ (say kohldbooht) verb (t) Computers to start (a computer) from a totally switched off state. See cold boot. Also, cold boot …
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