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reboot
[ verb ree-boot; noun ree-boot, ree-boot ]
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
/ ːˈː /
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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of reboot1
Example Sentences
If you connect the dots, it’s not hard to imagine the highest performing staffer at Castello Rosato ending up as one of the fresh faces on the upcoming “Vanderpump Rules” reboot.
He also hosted a reboot of darts game show Bullseye over Christmas, which will return for a full series later this year.
If the “Harry Potter” movies of the past are marked with some progressiveness Rowling doesn’t agree with, the reboot series stands in total opposition.
She’s feeling celebratory because this dinner party is being filmed as the pilot for a potential Vice Munchies reboot of “Bong Appétit,” the James Beard Award-nominated cannabis cooking show she co-hosted for three seasons.
He did continue to do voiceover work, however, and Moranis was set to make a comeback in a Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot, which sadly fell through.
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