reset button

reset button
A plot device that interrupts continuity in works of fiction, by returning characters and situations to the status quo they held before certain changes were introduced.

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  • reset button — UK US noun [C] (also reset) IT ► a button or switch on a computer that allows you to turn it off and then on again when a program does not work correctly …   Financial and business terms

  • Reset button — In electronics and technology, a reset button is a button that can reset a device. On video game consoles, the reset button restarts the game, losing the player s unsaved progress. On computers, the reset button clears the memory and reboots the… …   Wikipedia

  • reset button — noun a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism • Hypernyms: ↑push button, ↑push, ↑button • Part Holonyms: ↑reset * * * reset button, 1. a switch used to restore electrical current to a machine after interruption by an internal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reset button technique — The reset button technique (based on the idea of status quo ante ) is a plot device that interrupts continuity in works of fiction. Simply put, use of a reset button device returns all characters and situations to the status quo they held before… …   Wikipedia

  • reset button — startup button, switch which is pressed in order to stop computer operations and restart the computer …   English contemporary dictionary

  • reset button — A switch which puts the configuration of a component back to its standard setting …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Reset-Schalter —   [engl. reset button], Tastenschalter, dessen Betätigung einen Reset auslöst. Dieser Schalter war bei älteren Computern fast immer vorhanden, bei modernen Geräten wird bisweilen auf ihn verzichtet …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Reset (computing) — In a computer or data transmission system, to reset means to clear any pending errors or events and bring a system to normal condition or initial state usually in a controlled manner. It is usually done in response to an error condition when it… …   Wikipedia

  • reset generation — (REE.set jen.uh.ray.shun) n. Young people who, when a situation becomes difficult or burdensome, quit and start over again in a different situation. Example Citations: Hey coach! Two strikes...two outs...last inning...we re down by five, can I… …   New words

  • button — A small disk or knob which activates something electrical when it is pressed such as a starter button. Also see abs override button eject button frequency scan button horn button memory button override button preset station button …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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