replugging
Reinserting the cord
Replugging is the act of plugging something back in after it has been unplugged.
The word appears most often in tech support contexts, where disconnecting and reconnecting a cable or device is a standard troubleshooting step: Have you tried replugging the router?
After replugging the HDMI cable, the picture came back.
Putting something back in
- reconnectingResuming a severed link
- reattachingJoining again after separation
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
- insertingPlacing within something
removing · wiggling · adjusting · securing · repositioning · reseating · detaching · pulling
Initiating anew after stopping
- rebootingPowering up again
- resettingReturning to initial state
- diagnosingDetermining a condition's nature
- testingExamining to evaluate
checking · fixing · debugging · reconnecting · cycling · refreshing · reconfiguring · resyncing
Point of release
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- surge protectorElectrical overflow shield
extension cord · prong · wall socket · power cable · USB · charger · connector · jack
reinserting
Putting something back in
- reconnectingResuming a severed link
- reattachingJoining again after separation
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
inserting · removing · wiggling · adjusting · securing · repositioning · reseating · detaching · pulling · pushing
restarting
Initiating anew after stopping
- rebootingPowering up again
- resettingReturning to initial state
- diagnosingDetermining a condition's nature
testing · checking · fixing · debugging · reconnecting · cycling · refreshing · reconfiguring · resyncing · repairing
outlet
Point of release
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
surge protector · extension cord · prong · wall socket · power cable · USB · charger · connector · jack · terminal
repluggingunplugging
Removing from power source
disconnecting · pulling the plug · detaching · pulling out · disengaging
plug, plugged, plugging, unplug, unplugged, unplugging, replug, replugged