What is another word for coldboot?
Pronunciation: [kˈə͡ʊldbuːt] (IPA) 
Coldboot is a technical term for restarting a computer or other electronic device from a fully powered off state. However, this term is not widely understood outside of the tech community. There are several synonyms that can be used instead of coldboot such as power cycling, hard reboot, force restart, and reset. Power cycling refers to the process of turning a device off and then back on to reset the system and fix any errors. Hard reboot involves physically shutting down the device and restarting it while force restart involves pressing and holding down specific buttons or keys to reset the device. Finally, reset involves restoring the device to its factory settings.
