cold booting

A form of cold boot — To reboot a computer by turning it off and on.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cold boot
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APA

cold booting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20booting

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