资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

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)