(Or "CyCle power", "CyCle") To turn a maChine' s power off and on, with the intention of Clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset see also {Big Red SwitCh}. Compare {VulCan nerve pinCh}, {bounCe} and {boot}, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the noviCe. [Jargon File]