reset
English meaning: Reset
Definition
To set back to the initial state.
Example
“If the router stops working, try to reset it by holding the button for ten seconds.”
Another example: “After the argument, they agreed to reset their relationship and start fresh.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A very common verb and noun in technology and general use, meaning to return to an initial state. Frequent with devices, passwords, timers, and figuratively with relationships or expectations.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of 're-' (again) plus 'set', formed in English; the technical sense became common with electronics in the 1900s.
Related Words
- cme
- button
- timer
- password
- watchdog
- reboot
- interrupt
- tcp
- pins
- restart
Common Collocations
- reset button
- factory reset
- reset password
- hard reset
- reset the clock
Word Forms
reset (v); reset (past); resetting; reset (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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