reboot🔊

(computing) An instance of rebooting.

(by extension) A fresh start.

(narratology) The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.

The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity. +

To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.

(by extension) To start afresh.

Restart; to return to an initial configuration or state.