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reset (v.)

also re-set, 1650s, "place (a gem) in a new setting," from re- + set (v.). Related: Resetting. Meaning "cause a device to return to a former condition" is from 1847; intransitive sense from 1897. As a noun, from 1847.

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Definitions of reset from WordNet
1
reset (v.)
set anew;
reset (v.)
set to zero;
reset instruments and dials
reset (v.)
adjust again after an initial failure;
Synonyms: readjust
2
reset (n.)
device for resetting instruments or controls;
From wordnet.princeton.edu