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120 reset Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
120 reset
/wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ (after 120 volts, us mains voltage) to cycle power on a computer in order to reset or unjam it.
120 reset Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
/wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ n. [from 120 volts, U.S. wall voltage] To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it. Compare Big Red Switch, power cycle.
120 reset Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Power cycling is the act of turning a piece of equipment, usually a computer, off and then on again. Reasons for power cycling include having an electronic device reinitialize its configuration or recover from an unresponsive state of its mission critical functionality, such as in a crash or hang situation. Power cycling can also be used to reset network activity inside a modem.
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