soft rot

n : mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi

soft boot

A {boot} which resets only part of the

{system}.

For example, "If you're running the {mess-dos} {emulator},

control-alt-insert will cause a soft boot of the emulator,

while leaving the rest of the system running".

Contrast {hard boot}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-11-27)