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reset

English translation: To set again

21:19 Jul 16, 2008
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: reset
what does it mean
K. Williamson
Selected answer:To set again
Explanation:
Do you have any more context?

Kind regards,

Sara

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-07-16 21:25:46 GMT)
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You can reset a clock or electronic item to change its read or performance. You can also reset a broken bone.
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Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +7To set again
Sara Noss
3 +3To set back to the initial state
Vincentius Mariatmo
1to restart (the computer)
savaria (X)


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
To set again


Explanation:
Do you have any more context?

Kind regards,

Sara

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-07-16 21:25:46 GMT)
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You can reset a clock or electronic item to change its read or performance. You can also reset a broken bone.

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shai Navé: without further context this is the right answer in my opinion.
12 mins
  -> Thank you, Shai.
agree  Demi Ebrite
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  orientalhorizon
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, orientalhorizon.
agree  Max Nuijens
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Max.
agree  savaria (X): You can even reset a computer.Or restart it.That's pretty much the same thing...
15 hrs
  -> Of course. Thank you, Gabor.
agree  Gert Sass (M.A.): Or reset (SW/OS) to default/factory settings
1 day 46 mins
  -> Indeed. Thank you.
agree  Phong Le
2 days 16 hrs
  -> Cheers.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
to restart (the computer)


Explanation:
To restart/to relaunch the computer.One of the several possible meanings.Without context,I cannot really give you more help.

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Note added at 10 perc (2008-07-16 21:30:15 GMT)
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we also use the expression << to reboot the computer >>

savaria (X)
Hungary
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Gert Sass (M.A.): Sorry, but within an IT context, reset (to default/factory settings) is not identical with restart. Rebooting though (from a CD or smlr) is what you will try after e. g. an OS breakdown./Pardon?
1 day 40 mins
  -> well,yeah...reset ...yeah...and reboot...actually yess...
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
To set back to the initial state


Language variant: fixing

Explanation:
Generally, it means set something back to the initial state.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reset

In financial market term, it is also known as fixing, determination and recording of a reference rate and commonly used in interest rate swap ^^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reset_(finance)

Vincentius Mariatmo
Local time: 10:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Indonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liam Hamilton
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liam
agree  Gert Sass (M.A.): This is the most basic and thus best working definition I would think of in this rather general context./You're welcome.
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gert
agree  Phong Le
2 days 11 hrs
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