REBOOT

Reboot

In serial fiction, to reboot means to discard all continuity in an established series in order to recreate its characters, timeline and backstory from the beginning.

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reboot

Noun

  1. An instance of rebooting.
  2. The restarting of a series storyline that discards all previous continuity.

Verb

  1. To cause a computer to execute its boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, especially after a system or power failure
  2. To discard all previous continuity in a series and restart the series.
  3. To restart a (computer or video game) from the beginning.


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