hard boot

In computing, booting (booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. A boot sequence is the set of operations the computer performs when it is switched on that loads an operating system.
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<operating system> A boot which resets the entire system.
The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to hard boot this losing Sun", or "I recommend booting it hard".
Hard boots are often performed with a power cycle.
Contrast soft boot. See also cold boot and reboot
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(1995-11-27)