bounce
also: restart, cycle
To restart a service, application, or system by stopping and then starting it again. In networking, it can also mean to forward or relay network traffic.
A bounce is the act of restarting a service or process, typically done to apply configuration changes, clear stuck states, or recover from errors without rebooting the entire system. For example, you might bounce the web server after editing its configuration file: sudo systemctl stop apache2 && sudo systemctl start apache2.
In networking contexts, bounce refers to forwarding or relaying traffic—such as when a proxy server bounces HTTP requests to a backend server, or when a firewall bounces packets between network segments.
Bouncing is generally faster and less disruptive than a full system reboot, making it the preferred approach for service maintenance and troubleshooting in production environments.