power-cycle

English

Alternative forms

• power cycle

Verb

power-cycle (third-person singular simple present power-cycles, present participle power-cycling, simple past and past participle power-cycled)

1. (electronics, computing) To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by forcing a malfunctioning or unresponsive device to reset or reinitialize, or as a step in troubleshooting the device.

   If the computer's frozen, try power-cycling it.

See also

• cold boot