device for resetting instruments or controls
"The technician handed me a reset to fix the glitch in the control panel before we could restart the engine."
An act of resetting to the initial state
"I accidentally deleted all my files and had to press the reset button on my laptop to get it working again."
The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw.
A button that resets a device, often a computer.
In plain English: A reset is a fresh start that clears everything back to its original settings.
"The team needed a reset after their last losing streak to regain confidence."
To set back to the initial state.
"The detective suspected that the local diner was resetting stolen electronics by selling them under false pretenses to unsuspecting customers."
To receive and hide (stolen goods, or a criminal, etc.)
In plain English: To reset something means to turn it back on or start it over again after it has stopped working.
"He decided to reset his password after forgetting it."
Usage: Use reset as an intransitive verb when describing something returning to its original condition on its own, such as a computer rebooting after a crash. When you actively perform the action of restoring settings or values, use it transitively with a direct object, like resetting your password.
The word reset is formed by combining the prefix re- with set. It entered English to mean setting something again or returning it to its original state.