Phrase guide

factory reset

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A process that restores an electronic device to its factory setting by erasing all user data and personalized configurations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hard reset, master reset

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

To perform a factory reset of (a device).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: przywrócenie ustawień fabrycznych — process that restores an electronic device to its factory settings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 返廠 /返厂 (fǎnchǎng) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 返廠維修 /返厂维修 (fǎnchǎng wéixiū) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恢復出廠設置 /恢复出厂设置 (huīfù chūchǎng shèzhì) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Dutch: fabrieksreset — full restore of an electronic device
  • Dutch: fabrieksherstel — full restore of an electronic device
  • Finnish: tehdasasetusten palautus — full restore of an electronic device
  • French: retour aux paramètres d'usine — full restore of an electronic device
  • Georgian: ქარხნული პარამეტრების აღდგენა (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis aɣdgena) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Georgian: ქარხნული პარამეტრების დაბრუნება (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis dabruneba) — full restore of an electronic device
  • German: Werksreset — full restore of an electronic device
  • Greek: εργοστασιακές ρυθμίσεις (ergostasiakés rythmíseis) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Korean: 공장 초기화 (gongjang chogihwa) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Polish: przywracać ustawienia fabryczne — full restore of an electronic device
  • Polish: przywrócić ustawienia fabryczne — full restore of an electronic device
  • Russian: сброс до заводски́х настро́ек (sbros do zavodskíx nastrójek) — full restore of an electronic device
  • Spanish: restablecimiento de fábrica — full restore of an electronic device
  • Vietnamese: khôi phục cài đặt gốc — full restore of an electronic device