rebootverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌriːˈbuːt/us/ˌriːˈbuːt/(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.
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rebootnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈriː.buːt//ˈriː.buːt/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.