reboot

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(of a computer) to switch off and then start again immediately, or to make a computer do this:

If this doesn't work, close the application and reboot the system.

I'm just waiting for my laptop to reboot.

to start something again or do something again, in a way that is new and interesting:

With his new movie he reboots the classic Western.

an occasion when a computer is switched off and then starts again immediately:

The system shuts down, forcing a reboot.

a new and interesting version of something such as a film or television show, or the act of making a new and interesting version:

They have made a much-needed "Wizard of Oz" reboot called "Tin Man."

The series needs a reboot; it has grown increasingly bizarre and forced.

if you reboot a computer, or if a computer reboots, you switch it off and then switch it on again a short time later, especially in order to get rid of a problem or after you have put new software onto the computer:

Once the patches have been installed, users are recommended to reboot their computer/PC.

All running programs are saved to disk and then restored when you reboot.