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Power cycle
(Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of
hung
or
gronk
ed state.
Synonym
120 reset
; see also
Big Red Switch
.
Compare
Vulcan nerve pinch
,
bounce
and
boot
, and see the
AI Koan
about Tom Knight and the novice.
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pound on
pound sign
POWER
PowerBuilder
120 reset
Big Red Switch
bounce
hard boot
power-on self-test
powerdomain
PowerFuL
power hit
Power Mac
Power Macintosh