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cold boot

A way of restarting one's computer without going to the command restart; used in "emergency" situations (e.g. Blue Screen of Death)
To Cold Boot a computer one must:
On Windows:ctrl+alt+delete
On Mac Os: ctrl+apple+start-up key
Also can be achieved by turning the computer on and off again
by Rob Sessler December 3, 2003
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