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soft reset

soft reset noun: a process of restarting an electronic device without diminishing its power, typically by using the device's built-in restart function.

Noun

soft reset (plural soft resets)

  1. A process of restarting an electronic device without diminishing its power, typically by using the device's built-in restart function.

Verb

soft reset (third-person singular simple present soft resets, present participle soft resetting, simple past and past participle soft reset)

  1. (transitive) To perform a soft reset.

Forms of soft reset

Noun
pluralsoft resets
Verb
third-person singular presentsoft resets
present participlesoft resetting
past participlesoft reset
pastsoft reset

Questions about soft reset

What does soft reset mean?
Soft reset means a process of restarting an electronic device without diminishing its power, typically by using the device's built-in restart function.
What part of speech is soft reset?
Soft reset can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of soft reset?
The plural of soft reset is soft resets.

Words near soft reset in the dictionary

  1. soft redirect
  2. soft redirects
  3. soft reference
  4. soft references
  5. soft release
  6. soft reset
  7. soft resets
  8. soft resetting
  9. soft return
  10. soft returns
  11. soft robot

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