reseat
ree-SEET
Definition
To remove a mechanical or electrical component and then firmly replace it into its original position to ensure a secure connection or proper fit.
Etymology
The word is formed by the prefix 're-' (meaning again) combined with 'seat' (meaning to place or fix in a position). It emerged in technical contexts to describe the process of resetting or re-establishing the proper placement of a component.
In the news
The article describes robots that can reseat computer components as part of their physical maintenance tasks in data centres. This is important because ensuring hardware is correctly connected is a critical, precise job typically done by human technicians.
Meta is reportedly testing robots inside its data centres that can swap networking cables and restart servers—and one worker estimates a successful cable-swapping robot could automate up to 80 percent of some technicians’ workloads.
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