power cycle
:power cycle: vt. (also, `cycle power' or just `cycle') To power off a
machine and then power it on immediately, with the intention of clearing
some kind of hung
or gronk
ed state. Syn. 120 reset
; see also {Big Red Switch}
}. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch
, bounce
(sense 4), and
boot
, and see the " Some AI Koans
(in Appendix A) about Tom Knight
and the novice.
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