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power cycle
vt. (also, cycle power or just cycle ) To power off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronk ed state. See also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch , bounce (sense 4), and boot , and see the Some AI Koans (in Appendix A) about Tom Knight and the novice.