factory reset
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user…
A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations.
- A factory reset returns your Android device to “out of the box” condition. It deletes all user data and settings.
- Even so, Ms. Rogers contended that Ms. Patterson’s guilt was apparent in the various layers of deception in which she’d engaged[…]. She also forced a factory reset on her phone multiple times, according to testimony.
To perform a factory reset of (a device).
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for factory reset. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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