power cycle
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 | This is the JargonFile (V4.00) entry for power cycle - Next: power hit, Prev: pound on |
| :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 gronked state. Syn. 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce (sense 4), and boot, and see the "AI Koans" (in Appendix A) about Tom Knight and the novice. | |
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