English word refresh comes from Old French refrescher
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| refrescher | Old French (fro) | |
| refrisschen | Middle English (enm) | |
| refresh | English (eng) | (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.. The process of modernizing something. (computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.. (computing) To reload a [...] |