hard boot
<operating system> A {boot} which resets the entire {system}.
The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration
with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to
hard boot this {losing} {Sun}", or "I recommend booting it
hard".
Hard boots are often performed with a {power cycle}.
Contrast {soft boot}. See also {cold boot} and {reboot}
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-11-27)