reset button
Start from scratch
A reset button returns a device or system to its original state.
On electronics, pressing the reset button restarts the machine, clearing errors or frozen processes.
Figuratively, hitting the reset button means starting fresh: After the divorce, she needed to hit the reset button on her life.
A reset button on a relationship or situation implies wiping the slate clean.
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- ctrl alt deleteEmergency keyboard shortcut
- restartCommence anew
- power cycleRestart by cutting electricity
- restoreReturn to earlier state
push · switch · factory settings · cold boot · circuit breaker · respawn · emergency stop · reinitialization · rage quit · control panel · wipe · nuclear option · do over · override · refresh · default · undo · click
- appliance controlsoff switch, dial, knob, timer, thermostat
- buttonsfast forward, push to talk, remote control, volume control, metal buttons
- clock controlshour hand, minute hand, second hand, crown, winder
- pinsetter partspinsetter, setting table
- Calculatorspocket calculator, scientific calculator, graphing calculator, basic calculator, desk calculator
- controlsswitch, dial, knob, lever, slider
reset buttonsave button
Interface element preserving files
resume · proceed · carry on · keep going · checkpoint
reset buttonadvance
Move or progress forward
fast forward button · fast forward · next level · forward button · progression