reseed

/riˈsid/
verb
  1. To plant seeds again in an area where plants have died or been removed.
    • We need to reseed the lawn where the grass is patchy.
    • After the drought, the farmer had to reseed the entire field.
    • The conservation team will reseed the forest with native trees.
  2. In computing, to provide a new seed value for a random number generator or similar process.
    • You can reseed the simulation to get different results.
    • The program will reseed the random number generator for each new game.
    • The algorithm automatically reseeds itself every hour.
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