how to pronounce reboot

/ˌɹiːˈbuːt/

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reboot is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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uː

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An example use of reboot in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… star wars in the reboot came out because …”

meanings of reboot

verb:

Restart; to return to a an initial configuration or state.
To start afresh.
To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.

noun:

The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
An instance of rebooting.

reboot frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word reboot occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics reboot can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that reboot can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;