"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, computer hardware) A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations. Categories (topical): Computer hardware, Computing Synonyms: hard reset, master reset
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Verb

Forms: factory resets [present, singular, third-person], factory resetting [participle, present], factory reset [participle, past], factory reset [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|factory resets|factory resetting|factory reset}} factory reset (third-person singular simple present factory resets, present participle factory resetting, simple past and past participle factory reset)
  1. (computing, transitive) To perform a factory reset. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Translations (full restore of an electronic device): 返廠 /返厂 (fǎnchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 返廠維修 /返厂维修 (fǎnchǎng wéixiū) (Chinese Mandarin), 恢復出廠設置 /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)
    Sense id: en-factory_reset-en-verb-DHM~BGxi Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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