"factory reset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: factory resets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} factory reset (plural factory resets)
  1. (computing) A full restore of an electronic device, such as a PDA or a mobile phone, to its original settings, deleting all of its data. Wikipedia link: factory reset Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: hard reset, master reset, powerwash (english: for ChromeOS and it's devices) Translations (full restore of an electronic device): 返廠 (Chinese Mandarin), 返厂 (fǎnchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 返廠維修 (Chinese Mandarin), 返厂维修 (fǎnchǎng wéixiū) (Chinese Mandarin), 恢復出廠設置 (Chinese Mandarin), 恢复出厂设置 (huīfù chūchǎng shèzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), fabrieksreset [masculine] (Dutch), fabrieksherstel [neuter] (Dutch), tehdasasetusten palautus (Finnish), retour aux paramètres d’usine [masculine] (French), ქარხნული პარამეტრების აღდგენა (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis aɣdgena) (Georgian), ქარხნული პარამეტრების დაბრუნება (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis dabruneba) (Georgian), Werksreset [masculine] (German), εργοστασιακές ρυθμίσεις (ergostasiakés rythmíseis) [feminine, plural] (Greek), сброс до заводски́х настро́ек (sbros do zavodskíx nastrójek) [masculine] (Russian), restablecimiento de fábrica [masculine] (Spanish)

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