factory reset

== English == === Etymology === So called because such a reset would revert a device back to its original state, as it would have been when it was assembled in a factory. === Noun === factory reset (plural factory resets) (computing, computer hardware) A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations. Synonyms: hard reset, master reset Hyponym: soft reset Coordinate term: powerwash ==== Translations ==== === Verb === factory reset (third-person singular simple present factory resets, present participle factory resetting, simple past and past participle factory reset) (computing, transitive) To perform a factory reset of (a device). ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== factory reset on Wikipedia.Wikipedia