Reflashed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To emit a burst of light or signal a second time ; to update or rewrite the software in a device's memory
2. To produce another brief flash of light or signal ; to install new or revised firmware into an electronic device
3. To send out a renewed light signal quickly ; to replace or reload the operating instructions stored in hardware

Etymology: "Reflashed" is the past tense of "reflash," a verb formed by attaching the prefix "re-", meaning again, to "flash." The base word "flash" has a long history of sudden brightness, and the prefix simply repeats that action: to light up again, or to send another burst of light. The second sense, rewriting a device's firmware, grows from the same idea of a fresh, sudden act, here applied to the memory chips that store a device's software.

Synonyms: rebooted, reset, reprogrammed, updated, reloaded

Antonyms: frozen, stagnated, locked, deactivated, disabled