MEANING
1. To stop and restart a computer or computing system so that it loads its operating environment again.
2. To restart or rework a project, plan, or fictional series with a fresh approach or continuity.
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Words that belong together
- reboot a server
- reboot the system
On the page
She rebooted the terminal, but the warning returned.
The damaged controller rebooted each time the motor engaged.
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Word forms
- Base
- reboot
- Past tense
- rebooted
- Past participle
- rebooted
- Present participle
- rebooting
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- reboot
- Present continuous
- am/is/are rebooting
- Present perfect
- have/has rebooted
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been rebooting
- Past
- rebooted
- Past continuous
- was/were rebooting
- Past perfect
- had rebooted
- Past perfect continuous
- had been rebooting
- Future
- will reboot
- Future continuous
- will be rebooting
- Future perfect
- will have rebooted
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been rebooting
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: reboot; reboots; rebooted; rebooted; rebooting Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: reboots.
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