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warm restart

1. A sequence of operations that is performed to reset a previously running system, after an unintentional shutdown. Synonym warm start.
2. In computer operations, the restarting of equipment, after a sudden shutdown, that allows reuse of previously retained initialized input data, retained programs, and retained output queues.

Note 1: A warm restart may be needed after a program failure.
Note 2: A warm start or restart cannot occur if initial data, programs, and files are not retained after closedown. Synonyms hot boot, warm boot.


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work station

1. In automated systems, such as computer, communications, and control systems, the input, output, display, and processing equipment that provides the operator-system interface.
2. A configuration of input, output, display, and processing equipment that constitutes a stand-alone system not requiring external access.



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