A plot device that interrupts continuity in works of fiction, by returning characters and situations to the status quo they held before certain changes were introduced
The process of restarting your hp Jornada and reinitialising the operating system Performing a reset erases any unsaved data in open documents, but preserves data that has been saved
The event whereby all players leave the game, and everything is automatically replaced to its starting position There are five types: a mortal reset is when a player presses the reset button (you'll have to find it ); a wiz reset is when a wiz resets the game; crashes are when there is a fault in the game which needs a reset to clear it; shutdowns occur when the system needs to be taken down to make alterations; auto-resets cut in 105 minutes since the previous reset Most resets are auto-resets You will get warnings for auto-resets, and the players concerned will normally tell you when wiz and mortal resets are likely Crashes and shutdowns don't always warn you The word RESET is also sometimes used to mean the 105-minute period itself, so "early in a reset" means when the game has reset recently, and "late in a reset" means when another reset is soon due
Return to the previous step with most tools In some cases a Reset completes an action; in other cases, it cancels an action or rejects an identified element
The form reset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. If you reset a machine or device, you adjust or set it, so that it is ready to work again or ready to perform a particular function. As soon as you arrive at your destination, step out of the aircraft and reset your wrist-watch. reset button/switch a control that is used to make a machine or instrument ready to work again
A button present on many computers that allows a "cold boot" without turning power off then back on Often used when the computer will no longer respond to its keyboard
A high on this pin for two machine cycles while the oscillator is running, resets the device An internal resistor to Vss permits a power-on reset using only an external capacitor to Vcc
On products with a Reset button it enables you to regain a dial tone without using the hook switch On Caller ID units it is a small button accessible from a hole in the base of the unit, and is used to reset the functions of the machine
Keyboards, like computers, sometimes "lock up " To restore normal operation, the System Reset is used There is another meaning in MIDI software: Reset means to return to the first measure
A return to normal operation for an alarm system that has been in a trouble condition, out of service, or in an alarm condition When a system has been "reset" it is back in full operation and subsequent signals received from the system will be treated nor-mally A reset is more than merely the restoration-to-normal of a sensor, or an abort message or call from the user With a reset event, the system is back in full and normal operation
[the MUD community] v In AberMUD, to bring all dead mobiles to life and move items back to their initial starting places New players who can't find anything shout "Reset! Reset!" quite a bit Higher-level players shout back "No way!" since they know where points are to be found Used in {RL}, it means to put things back to the way they were when you found them
Action of restarting the operating system either by pressing the reset button or using ctrl/alt/del Keys Also known as a warm boot as the power is not turned off
Reset has two functions: Causes the session to leave insert mode and removes the insert symbol from the operator information area Unlocks the keyboard and removes the do-not-enter symbol X currently displayed in the OIA except in the Terminal Wait condition
(Bilgisayar) Power cycling, also known as performing a 120 reset (after the 110 Volt AC power supply), is the act of turning a piece of computer equipment off and then on again with the intent of recovering from a hung state
(Bilgisayar) 1. The forced, immediate shutdown and restart of a PDA or other device by means of hardware. This is typically done by pushing a sequence of buttons or a reset button, and usually only after it has become impossible to do a soft reset.2. A switch that generates an electrical signal to reset the central processing unit and all devices, equivalent to turning a computer off and back on again
(Bilgisayar) 1. The forced, immediate shutdown and restart of a PDA or other device by means of hardware. This is typically done by pushing a sequence of buttons or a reset button, and usually only after it has become impossible to do a soft reset.2. A switch that generates an electrical signal to reset the central processing unit and all devices, equivalent to turning a computer off and back on again
A system reset made by pressing the computer's reset button, or by turning the power off and then on again Used only when the system has crashed so badly that a Ctrl-Alt-Del reboot doesn't work
A technique to completely erase all user installed or entered data from a Newton device Also referred to as a Brain Wipe See also Cold Boot, Deep Reset, Soft Reset, Power Reset, and System Reset Source: HFAQ
A hard reset is the same as rebooting a computer First turn the unit off, unplug the power cord, remove the access card, reinstall the access card, wait 1 minute and plug the power cord back in Turn it back on That's it! For help in located your access card go here