coldboot

coldboot
coldboot UK [ˈkəʊldˌbuːt] US [ˈkoʊldˌbut] verb [transitive] [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 again by turning it off and then turning it on
Thesaurus: to start or stop a computer or computer programsynonym to use or program a computerhyponym

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