"soft reboot" meaning in English

See soft reboot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: soft reboots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} soft reboot (plural soft reboots)
  1. (computing) Synonym of warm boot Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: warm boot [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-soft_reboot-en-noun-30bCBx5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (television, film, fiction) A reboot of a series etc. in which continuity is retained with the previous material. Categories (topical): Fiction, Film, Television
    Sense id: en-soft_reboot-en-noun-40nJpFGf Topics: broadcasting, fiction, film, literature, media, publishing, television

Inflected forms

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