The act of setting something again, returning it to its original state or starting position, like restarting a computer or a game.
From 'reset,' combining the prefix 're-' (again) with 'set' (from Old English 'settan'). The term became common in computing and technology throughout the 20th century.
Every time you reset your phone, you're temporarily erasing its memory—but unlike humans who can't truly start fresh, machines can be genuinely returned to their factory state, making digital reset a perfect metaphor we wish we had in real life.
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