factory reset

English

Noun

factory reset (plural factory resets)

1. (computing) A full restore of an electronic device, such as a PDA or a mobile phone, to its original settings, deleting all of its data.
   • 2014, Mark Edward Soper, The PC and Gadget Help Desk, Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 590:

     A factory reset returns your Android device to “out of the box” condition. It deletes all user data and settings.

Synonyms

• hard reset
• master reset
• powerwash (for ChromeOS and it's devices)

Translations

full restore of an electronic device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 返廠／返厂 (fǎnchǎng), 返廠維修／返厂维修 (fǎnchǎng wéixiū), 恢復出廠設置／恢复出厂设置 (huīfù chūchǎng shèzhì)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: fabrieksreset m, fabrieksherstel n
• Finnish: tehdasasetusten palautus
• French: retour aux paramètres d’usine m
• Georgian: ქარხნული პარამეტრების აღდგენა (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis aɣdgena), ქარხნული პარამეტრების დაბრუნება (karxnuli ṗarameṭrebis dabruneba)
• German: Werksreset m
• Greek: εργοστασιακές ρυθμίσεις f pl (ergostasiakés rythmíseis)
• Russian: сброс до заводски́х настро́ек m (sbros do zavodskíx nastrójek)
• Spanish: restablecimiento de fábrica m