[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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 gronked state. syn. 120 reset; 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.


see also:
hung gronk 120 reset big red switch vulcan nerve pinch bounce 
boot some ai koans 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

power cycle
     
        or "cycle power", "cycle" to turn a machine's power off and
        on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or
        gronked state.  synonym 120 reset; see also big red
        switch.  compare vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot,
        and see the ai koan about tom knight and the novice.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
hung gronk 120 reset big red switch vulcan nerve pinch bounce 
boot ai koan jargon file 

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Cycle, definition of term: Cycle
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Horse Power, definition of term: Horse Power
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Legal Power, definition of term: Legal Power
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Life Cycle >> L Words
Life Cycle, definition of term: Life Cycle
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Fourth Power >> F Words
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Electric Power >> E Words
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Candle Power >> C Words
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Carbon Cycle >> C Words
Carbon Cycle, definition of term: Carbon Cycle
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Cardiac Cycle >> C Words
Cardiac Cycle, definition of term: Cardiac Cycle
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