soft reset

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsoft reset (plural soft resets)

plural soft resets

  1. computingA process of restarting an electronic device without diminishing its power, typically by using the device's built-in restart function.
verbsoft reset (third-person singular simple present soft resets, present participle soft resetting, simple past and past participle soft reset)

present singular third person soft resets · participle present soft resetting

  1. transitivecomputingTo perform a soft reset.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft reset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20reset.

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