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Where did the term reboot come from?
Re is a common prefix, so I'll assume you know that. To "boot" a computer is to start it. This is short for bootstrap, which is "to pull ones self up by the bootstraps". It's an old phrase meaning that you start from nothing and build from there.
Synonym for start over?
Renew? Regenerate? Novation is a good word, but it is usually just used by lawyers talking about contracts.
What is the word origin for the word reboot?
The person who edited the horse story is correct. The term comes from "boot," which is short for "bootstrap," an old term for starting from little or nothing. The term "bootstrap" is derived from the ancient phrase, "pulling [it, oneself, etc.] up by the bootstraps." In the early days of computer experimentation (the "breadboard" era when wiring was actually attached to wooden breadboards), builders and programmers referred to start-up--starting the machine language routines to run the device--as bootstrapping. This was before there were operating systems or programs. As English-speakers do, over the decades the term for starting or restarting a computer has been shortened to "boot," "boot up," and "reboot." "The term reboot comes from the middle age (before computers). Horses who stopped in mid-stride required a boot to the rear to start again. Thus the term to rear-boot, later abbreviated into reboot." --- The above answer is complete nonsense. Boot is short for "Bootstrap". It's from the aphorism to "pull one's self up by one's bootstraps." A bootstrap load was the way early computer manufacturers described the process of a computer loading its operating system. Reboot is just the natural evolution of the term boot - meaning to boot again.
Which two statements correctly describe the components of a router?
ROM contains diagnostics executed on hardware modules.Flash memory does not lose its contents during a reboot.
When was The Meaning of Meaning created?
The Meaning of Meaning was created in 1923.
What is the Linux command to reboot?
$su $reboot or $sudo reboot
What is the duration of ReBoot?
The duration of ReBoot is 1380.0 seconds.
How do you reboot Linux from kernel code?
/sbin/reboot
Will the Predator movie reboot have a female cast?
No & it's not a reboot.
When did ReBoot end?
ReBoot ended on 2001-11-30.
When was ReBoot created?
ReBoot was created on 1994-09-10.
When was Reboot - album - created?
Reboot - album - was created in 2011.
Will South Park get a reboot?
No. There's no reason for South Park to have a reboot.
Do you do this with the iPod plugged into the ubs and do I reboot the iPod?
you do not need to reboot the iPod
What movie and television projects has Gavin Blair been in?
Gavin Blair has: Played Game Announcer in "ReBoot" in 1994. Played Computer Voice in "ReBoot" in 1994. Played Binky in "ReBoot" in 1994. Played Computer in "ReBoot" in 1994. Played Binky in "ReBoot: My Two Bobs" in 2001.
Is soft reboot and a warm reboot are both started with the same process?
TRUE
How do you reboot the whole system of a computer?
well mostly you reboot your computer when it seems not to work
