hard boot

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)