(1) A method of starting CICS where all local resources are refreshed, but information relating to remote systems and resource managers is preserved.
(2) The process of starting a system or program using an initial program load procedure.
(3) A process in which the system is initialized. All jobs that were active or in the job queue at the time of the cold start are removed from the system. See also warm start.
(4) A process by which DB2 restarts without processing any log records. See also warm start.
(5) The starting of IMS when it is initialized for the first time or when some error condition prevents a warm or emergency restart. See also emergency restart, normal restart.