May 15, 2003

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. 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.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:34 AM

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