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Subject:Re: Need help with a term From:"Michael Collier" <mcollier -at- arlut -dot- utexas -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 May 2000 16:35:11 -0500
Maybe it's too geeky but I have seen the word "Reset" used in these
circumstances.
I asked and Jeeves replied:
Main Entry: re·set
Pronunciation: (")rE-'set
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -set; -set·ting
Date: 1655
1 : to set again or anew <reset type> <reset a diamond> <reset a circuit
breaker>
2 : to change the reading of often to zero <reset an odometer>
- re·set /'rE-"set/ noun
- re·set·table /-'se-t&-b&l/ adjective
Maybe it's not too geeky, if it's been around since 1655. You have gotten so
many good suggestions, make sure you tell us what you decide.
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