Reinstantiate

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To bring a previously discontinued system or function back to operational status
2. To restore a system or function to its former working condition after it was stopped
3. To bring back into use or effect a service or operation that was previously ended

Etymology: "Reinstantiate" is a plain formation: the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", attached to "instantiate." The base verb "instantiate," in turn, comes from the Latin "instantia," meaning "presence" or "urgency," and the sense of making something concrete or real took shape in the English of philosophy and logic. Putting "re-" in front gives the sense of creating that concrete instance again, usually after it has been shut down, removed, or lost. Someone who reinstantiates a virtual machine or a software object is not inventing something new but restoring a live copy from its definition, which is why the word fits the phrase "bring back online" so neatly.