refresh

Etymology

From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.

verb

1. (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
   Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
2. (intransitive) To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
3. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
   She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good. 2007, Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous
4. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
   You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment […] 2007, Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)
5. To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
6. (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To take refreshment; to eat or drink.
   We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions. 1972, Vermont History, volume 40, page 268

noun

1. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
2. (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
3. The process of modernizing something.
   Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh? 2013, Mark Phythian, Understanding the Intelligence Cycle, page 43