Reboot: meaning, definitions and examples

Commonly used in the context of computers or systems, when you need to restart the whole system to fix an issue or apply updates.

• The computer started acting slow, so I had to reboot it.
• After installing the software, make sure to reboot your machine.

General term for stopping and starting something again, often used interchangeably with 'reboot' but applicable to both electronic devices and broader contexts.

• Please save your work as we need to restart the server.
• He had to restart his phone after the update installed.

Used when you want to update the current view or data without completely shutting down the system or application. Often used for web pages or user interfaces.

• If the page doesn't load correctly, hit refresh.
• I need to refresh the dashboard to see the latest data.

Technical term used mainly in programming or specialized contexts when you need to reset certain parts of a system or software to their initial states.

• The program crashed, but a reinitialize of the module should fix it.
• You need to reinitialize the variables before running the test again.