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hard reset

hard reset noun: the reinitialization of the core hardware components of a computer system, ending any software processes and restarting the operating system.

Noun

hard reset (plural hard resets)

  1. The reinitialization of the core hardware components of a computer system, ending any software processes and restarting the operating system.
  2. A factory reset.

Forms of hard reset

pluralhard resets

Words formed from hard reset

Questions about hard reset

What does hard reset mean?
Hard reset means the reinitialization of the core hardware components of a computer system, ending any software processes and restarting the operating system.
What part of speech is hard reset?
Hard reset is a noun.
What is the plural of hard reset?
The plural of hard reset is hard resets.

Words near hard reset in the dictionary

  1. hard r
  2. hard r's
  3. hard real-time
  4. hard redirect
  5. hard redirects
  6. hard reset
  7. hard resets
  8. hard return
  9. hard returns
  10. hard right
  11. hard rock

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