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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. 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.