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Reset

Reset Meaning & Definition
Reset Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reset?

[n] device for resetting instruments or controls
[v] adjust again after an initial failure
[v] set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
[v] set anew; "They re-set the date"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Reset: readjust

Related Terms | Find terms related to Reset:

See Also | adjust | determine | device | fix | limit | regulate | reset button | set | set | specify

Reset In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t. To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.
\Re"set\ (r?"s?t), n. 1. The act of resetting. 2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.
\Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. {Receipt}.] (Scots Law) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. --Jamieson.
\Re*set"\, v. t. (Scots Law) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here. --Sir. W. Scott.

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