0 present participle of reboot
1 (of a computer) to switch off and then start again immediately, or to make a computer do this:
It can be used to shut down, rebooting machines in a network.
Kaplan disables her main circuit breakers to prevent her from rebooting.
Runit is split into three stages: one time initialization, process supervision, and halting or rebooting.
By this method keys can be updated without recompiling software or rebooting the server.
When the holder of the intellectual property discards all existing continuity and starts from scratch it is known as rebooting.
Once the appropriate software is installed on the computer, a user can plug and unplug the component without rebooting.
Upon rebooting the file will shrink but will grow again as the computer runs.
Changing display orientation did not require rebooting the computer - it was all automatic and seamless and selected by a mercury switch inside the monitor shell.