respring

verb — 2 senses

respring

verb

Etymology From re- + spring.

1

To spring again.

  • to respring a trap
2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To restart (usually by crashing) SpringBoard on (a mobile device running iOS) without rebooting the device.

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