Computing Dictionary
hard boot definition
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)