What does Reset mean?

Definitions for Reset
riˈsɛt; ˈriˌsɛtre·set

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Reset.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. resetverb

    device for resetting instruments or controls

  2. resetverb

    set anew

    "They re-set the date on the clock"

  3. resetverb

    set to zero

    "reset instruments and dials"

  4. readjust, resetverb

    adjust again after an initial failure

Wiktionary

  1. resetnoun

    An act of resetting

  2. resetnoun

    Something that is reset

  3. reset

    A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.

  4. resetverb

    To set back to the initial state.

  5. resetverb

    To set to zero

  6. reset

    To adjust again after an initial failure

  7. resetnoun

    the crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods

  8. Resetnoun

    A button that resets a device, often a computer.

  9. Etymology: From reset.

ChatGPT

  1. reset

    Reset refers to the act of restoring a device, system or process back to its original state or factory settings. It generally involves erasing all added data or configuration to remove errors, solve technical problems or start anew.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Resetverb

    to set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond

  2. Resetnoun

    the act of resetting

  3. Resetnoun

    that which is reset; matter set up again

  4. Resetnoun

    the receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw

  5. Resetverb

    to harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal

  6. Etymology: [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Reset

    rē-set′, v.t. and v.i. to set again.—n. printed matter set over again.—adj. Reset′table (Tenn.), that may be reset.

  2. Reset

    re-set′, v.t. (Scot.) to receive and hide, as stolen goods, or a criminal.—n. Reset′ter, one who receives and hides stolen goods. [Perh. receipt.]

Editors Contribution

  1. resetverb

    Once more in return; fixed or arranged in advance to do something. 1.) Set again or differently. 2.) To enter the state representing the numeral 0.

    The reset is inevitable.

    Etymology: Calculate


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on November 18, 2023  

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Anagrams for Reset »

  1. ester

  2. estre

  3. steer

  4. stere

  5. stree

  6. terse

  7. trees

  8. tsere

  9. reest

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Reset in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Reset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Reset in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    In my career, Ive always tried to make a human connection. That is my responsibility, I think, i shake hands, I hug people. I grab men and women by the shoulders and say, You can do this. Now its about taking selfies together. You know, social norms have begun to change. They have shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset, and I get it. I get it. I hear what they are saying. I understand it. And I will be much more mindful. That is my responsibility. It is my responsibility and I will meet it.

  2. Jack Dorsey on Wednesday:

    Somewhere along the line our relationship with the developers got a little complicated, we are going to reset our relations and we want to make sure that we are learning, that we are listening and that we are rebooting.

  3. Tim Murtaugh:

    From the Iraq War to the Russia reset, Joe Biden has been wrong on virtually every foreign policy call in the last four decades.

  4. Trent Yawney:

    Even the third period against the Islanders, I could see it start to creep in a little bit, and we knew it was around the corner, i didn’t know if it was going to be tonight, but it was coming, because we were getting away with some things that we weren’t getting away with earlier, but you end up with a win. Now we've just got to reset again and start all over.

  5. Colin Montgomerie:

    It's sensible. I know the prize money isn't what they'd expect but it gets the membership playing golf, it's a total reset and I feel for the young guys coming through who thought they were going to be playing for millions. It'll take a few years before we get back to those times.

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