120 reset /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.
[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.
Related:
- 120 reset: /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ [from 120 volts, U.
S. wall voltage] n. To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it.... - power cycle: vt. (also, `cycle power' or just `cycle') To
power off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the
intention of clearing some kind of {hung} or {gronk}ed
state.
Syn. {120 reset}; see also {Big Red Switch}. Compare {Vulcan nerve pinch}, {bounce} (sense 4), and {boot}, and see the AI Koan in "{A Selection of AI Koans}" (in {Appendix A}) about Tom Knight and the novice.... - power cycle vt.
(also, `cycle power' or just `cycle')
To power off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the
intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state.
Syn. 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce (sense 4), and Some AI Koans" (in Appendix A) about Tom Knight and the novice.... - Big Red Switch: [IBM] n. The power switch on a computer, esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM {mainframe} or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red.... - cycle
1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every
hacker wants more of (noted hacker Bill Gosper described himself as
a "cycle junkie").
One can describe an instruction as taking so many `clock cycles'.... - cycle: 1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every hacker
wants more of (noted hacker Bill Gosper describes himself as a
"cycle junkie").
One can describe an instruction as taking so many `clock cycles'.... - cram switch: [from the nuclear power industry] n. An
emergency-power-off switch (see {Big Red Switch}), esp.
one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel.... - Big Red Switch n.
[IBM] The power switch on a computer,
esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red.... - bounce v.
1. [common; perhaps by analogy to a bouncing
check] An electronic mail message that is undeliverable and returns
an error notification to the sender is said to `bounce'.
See also bounce message. 2. [Stanford] To play volleyball....
