restart meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

restart

noun

CA, US /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ · UK /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/

Etymology From re- + start.

The act of starting something again.

After the restart of my browser, the problem went away.
We were stopped by signal soon after this and from the restart we had to lift our vast train up the 1 in 200 to Survilliers.1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 147:

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England looked to put width on the ball after the restart, Armitage very nearly going over in the corner only for the video referee to decide his foot was in touch. But Armitage did get on the score-sheet five minutes later, Ben Foden straightening and putting the London Irish man in.2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:

verb

Etymology From re- + start.

Ambitransitive To start again.

All attempts to restart the engine failed.
Another view of Ashchurch station on August 18, 1961, with "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46148 The Manchester Regiment restarting a Worcester-Cheltenham stopping train and a Class 4 2-6-0 at the branch platform on a train from Redditch.1962 May, “Ashchurch to lose another branch service”, in Modern Railways, page 299, photo caption:

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As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.2020 May 20, “Network News: Clas 345s finally able to serve Heathrow Airport”, in Rail, page 15:

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Synonym of reboot.

Derived terms: rerestart, restartability, restartable, restarter, restartless

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