reinstall
verb
re·in·stall
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈstȯl 
reinstalled; reinstalling
: to install (something or someone) again
Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.
reinstall carpet
… the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.—
Bennett Schiff
Bennett Schiff
reinstallation
noun
plural reinstallations
Reinstallation of valve covers, a seemingly brief task, took Ron and I six full hours.
—Chuck Asbury
Chuck Asbury
Examples of reinstall in a Sentence
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The best way to respond to this attack on your rights is to install TikTok on your devices, start educating yourself on how to keep it there (or, if necessary, reinstall it) if the bill becomes law, and spread the word.
—Thomas Knapp, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
The letter noted that Boeing has also been unable to provide security footage of the September 2023 work, which included removing and reinstalling the door plug.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
In the case of the incident with the Max 9, one possibility is that Boeing employees improperly reinstalled the door panel, known as a door plug, after it was opened at the plane maker’s factory in Renton, Wash.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Most of OpenAI’s 770 employees threatened to quit if he were not reinstalled as chief executive.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The technician performing the work and the inspector both indicated the plug was reinstalled.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
And the venerable WordPad app, originally marked for deletion in September, has also been removed from these builds and can't be reinstalled.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
Dealers can inspect and reinstall the air bag for free.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Uninstalling and reinstalling the app has apparently fixed things for some, however, and some are reporting that things are still working.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
Thomas Knapp, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
The letter noted that Boeing has also been unable to provide security footage of the September 2023 work, which included removing and reinstalling the door plug.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
In the case of the incident with the Max 9, one possibility is that Boeing employees improperly reinstalled the door panel, known as a door plug, after it was opened at the plane maker’s factory in Renton, Wash.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
Most of OpenAI’s 770 employees threatened to quit if he were not reinstalled as chief executive.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The technician performing the work and the inspector both indicated the plug was reinstalled.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
And the venerable WordPad app, originally marked for deletion in September, has also been removed from these builds and can't be reinstalled.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
Dealers can inspect and reinstall the air bag for free.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Uninstalling and reinstalling the app has apparently fixed things for some, however, and some are reporting that things are still working.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Reinstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstall. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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