English Dictionary

reboot

/ˈɹiːbuːt/

verb

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.

You need to reboot your computer to apply the updates.

意味（1）

(computing, transitive, intransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.

We need to reboot the system after installing these updates.

意味（2）

(by extension) To start afresh.

They rebooted the TV series, but it's even worse than the original.

意味（3）

Restart; to return to a an initial configuration or state.

Egg farmers do this to reboot birds' internal clocks so they start laying valuable eggs faster and, crucially, at the same time.