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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.
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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.
What is the meaning of reboot?
to restart - as in computers
Where did the term biddy come from?
a old lady
Where doesthe phrase new digs come from?
Where does the term "new digs" come fron?
Where did the term macums and tacums come from?
who gives a fcuk
When did the Spider-Man reboot come out?
July 3, 2012
When did the Spider-Man reboot come to theaters?
July 3, 2012
What is the Linux command to reboot?
$su $reboot or $sudo reboot
Did Robot come from the term reboot?
No, the word robot comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "industrial labor." The word first appeared in Karel Capek's science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1921.
What is the origin of the term reboot your computer?
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, widely used for WINDOWS!
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.
