power cycle

Standard diagnostic technique. Involves removing power from a printer/workstation/server and reapplying it. This will usually clear most error conditions and allow one to resume normal operations. Also known as 'Buttoning it'

Customer: My computer froze when I started explorer...
Helpdesk: Did you try power cycling it?
Customer: Whuh?
Helpdesk: Turn it off, then back on
Customer: But I'll lose all my work!
Helpdesk: No splurgh...

by .shalroth May 23, 2005

power cycle

To watch an entire season of a television show in a short amount of time.

I was sick, so I decided to power cycle through season 2 of 'Family Guy'.

by AbsolutAmber January 12, 2009

Power cycle

To unplug a power adapter for an electronic device .

Would you power cycle your wireless router?

by Thefootball December 15, 2017

go through the power cycle

IT support desk lingo for turning your PC on and off again , a modern version of "please reboot your machine" , normally said in an incredibly patronising and monotone voice

My f**king PC crashed again and those IT geeks just told me to go through the power cycle so now I've lost a whole days work .

by twenty dollar g string girl March 10, 2011