reboot
Fresh franchise start
To reboot is to restart a computer or electronic device, clearing its temporary memory and reloading the operating system: Have you tried rebooting it?
The term extends to any fresh start or restart: a reboot of a film franchise revisits the source material without continuing previous storylines, while someone might reboot their career or lifestyle after a major change.
The word combines the prefix re- with boot, from "bootstrap," referring to a computer pulling itself up by loading its own operating system.
Commence anew
- resetRestore to original state
- power-cycleRestart by cutting electricity
- shutdownCessation of operations
- bootloaderInitial startup program
BIOS · UEFI · POST · kernel · system · initialize · reinitialize · turn-on
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- transformationThorough change in form
- reformImprove by correcting faults
turnaround · rebrand · relaunch · revamp · shake-up · pivot · modernization · reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
- second-chanceRenewed opportunity after failing
- comebackRecovery after decline
- renewalMaking current again
reset · overhaul · turnaround · self-improvement · recovery · bounce-back · rebuild · pivot
New version created
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- relaunchBegin anew after pause
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
revival · reimagining · prequel · trilogy · recasting · blockbuster · director · screenplay
restart
Commence anew
- resetRestore to original state
- power-cycleRestart by cutting electricity
- shutdownCessation of operations
bootloader · BIOS · UEFI · POST · kernel · system · initialize · reinitialize · turn-on · crash
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reorganizationChanging how something's arranged
- transformationThorough change in form
reform · turnaround · rebrand · relaunch · revamp · shake-up · pivot · modernization · reinvention · reset
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
- second-chanceRenewed opportunity after failing
- comebackRecovery after decline
renewal · reset · overhaul · turnaround · self-improvement · recovery · bounce-back · rebuild · pivot
remake
New version created
adaptation · revival · reimagining · prequel · trilogy · recasting · blockbuster · director · screenplay · Spider-Man
- TV dramaepisode, series, season, TV drama, drama series
- do-over verbsrewrite, revise, retype, repaint, redraw
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, fresh start, regeneration
- PC maintenancedefrag, defragmentation, disk cleanup, antivirus, malware removal
rebootshutdown
Cessation of operations
power off · terminate · halt · hibernate · sleep mode
rebootcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
sequel · spinoff · follow-up · prequel · legacy sequel
- system reboot
- soft rebootSoftware-initiated system restart
- reboot loopRepeated automatic restarts