power cycle
standard diagnostic technique. involves removing power from a printer/workstation/server and reapplying it. this will usually clear most error conditions and allow one to resume normal operations. also known as ‘b-ttoning it’
customer: my computer froze when i started explorer…
helpdesk: did you try power cycling it?
customer: whuh?
helpdesk: turn it off, then back on
customer: but i’ll lose all my work!
helpdesk: no splurgh…
1 more definition
to watch an entire season of a television show in a short amount of time.
i was sick, so i decided to power cycle through season 2 of ‘family guy’.
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