warm boot

noun

The restarting of a computer that was already running, rather than switched off.

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hot boot
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Meanings

nounwarm boot (plural warm boots)

plural warm boots

  1. computingThe restarting of a computer that was already running, rather than switched off.

    Synonyms: hot boot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe restarting of a computer that was already running, rather than switched off.

Similar
hot boot
Also see
hot bootsoft reboot
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APA

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

MLA

“warm boot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm%20boot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warm boot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm%20boot.

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