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.
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