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From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (to refresh) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- +‎ fresh.

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refresh (third-person singular simple present refreshes, present participle refreshing, simple past and past participle refreshed)

  1. (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
    Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Exodus 31:16–17:
      Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
      It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
  2. (intransitive) To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
  3. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
    • 2007, Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous:
      She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
  4. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
    • 2007, Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails):
      You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment []
  5. To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
  6. (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To take refreshment; to eat or drink.
    • 1972, Vermont History, volume 40, page 268:
      We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions.

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refresh (plural refreshes)

  1. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
  2. (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
  3. The process of modernizing something.
    • 2013, Mark Phythian, Understanding the Intelligence Cycle, page 43:
      Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh?

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