replug

Restore electrical connection

To replug is to plug something back in after it has been unplugged: I unplugged the router, waited thirty seconds, then replugged it.

The word appears most often in troubleshooting contexts, where disconnecting and reconnecting a device is a standard fix.

electrical

socket

Hollow receiving cavity

  • outletPoint of release
  • cordFlexible twisted strand
  • adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility

charger · cable · prong · port · USB · HDMI · Ethernet · VGA · reconnect · disconnect

reconnect

reattach

Connect again after separation

relink · rejoin · recouple · refasten · reset · troubleshoot · loose connection · intermittent · contact · secure

audio

headphones

Wearable speakers for ears

receiver · turntable · mixer · microphone · jack · aux · stereo · cable · reconnect · sound

revival

reconnect

Establish contact again

reinvigorate · get back into · resume · restart · reenter · reimmerse · reactivate

Opposites
connection state

replugunplug

Sever from power source

disconnect · pull out · detach · pull the plug · remove

permanence of disconnection

replugdecommission

Withdraw from operational use

retire · discard · abandon

Phrases
Family

replugged, replugging

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G