What is the term of restarting the computer called?

Answer 1

Warm or soft reboot.

Answer 2

To start the computer is called Booting. Restarting the computer is (not surprisingly) called Rebooting.

This comes from the word 'bootstrap'. Which in turn, comes from the idea of pulling someone up by the bootstraps. A bootstrap program, is one that initiates other programs in sequence, in order to get the computer ready for use.

In early days of computer programming these sequences had to be started by an operator. Bootstrap code makes this chore automatic. The idea that one program starts another program, is like trying to lift yourself off the ground by your bootstraps. (Programmers have a sense of humor.)

Answer 3

That would be rebooting or resetting the computer, and sometimes called a warm boot. If the computer was off, that would be booting a computer. If you reboot it using the keyboard or software, that would be a soft reboot, while rebooting it with the reset button would be a hard reboot.

Answer 4

The act or process of restarting a computer without turning off the power. A warm boot erases everything in RAM and then reloads the operating system into RAM.

Answer 5

Most commonly, this is referred to as rebooting. It can also be called a 'Warm boot'.

Answer 6

Resetting

Answer 7

hibernation

Answer 8

cold boot

Answer 9

Booting