Reboot vs. restart?

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Minor: we might want a consistent term for the same operation.

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  • 10 Jun 2024, 05:05 PM

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Bug Clerk October 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM

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Bug Clerk October 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Patrick Keane July 5, 2024 at 2:08 PM

Almost without exception in every modern OS, “restart” is the the correct term to use in a GUI.

Patrick Keane July 5, 2024 at 1:59 PM

From Microsoft:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/r/reboot

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Don't use. Use restart instead, and be clear that restart in this context refers to the device, not to a program or an app.

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After Setup is complete, restart your computer.

If the UI or API uses reboot in a label or an element name, it's OK to refer to the label or element name, but use restart to describe the action or event that occurs.

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The Reboot method shuts down the device and then restarts it.

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Created June 10, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Updated February 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Resolved October 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM