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

soft boot n. see boot.


see also:
boot 

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

soft boot
     
         a boot which resets only part of the
        system.
     
        for example, "if you're running the mess-dos emulator,
        control-alt-insert will cause a soft boot of the emulator,
        while leaving the rest of the system running".
     
        contrast hard boot.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-11-27
     
     
see also:
boot system mess-dos emulator hard boot jargon file 

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