factory reset
A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all…A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations.
» Claudio did a factory reset of his computer.
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1 sensesA process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations.
Examples
1 sentencesClaudio did a factory reset of his computer.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
So called because such a reset would revert a device back to its original state, as it wouSo called because such a reset would revert a device back to its original state, as it would have been when it was assembled in a factory.
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Forms
plural: factory resets| Singular | factory reset |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.