Implies forced, possibly abrupt removal, often as a punishment or due to misbehavior.

Negative Connotation

Mostly used in informal situations like conversations among friends or in the media.

Colloquial Usage

The phrase can create a mental image of someone being kicked out physically.

Used specifically in computing to mean restarting or resetting a system.

Implies that a problem occurred that necessitates the restart or reset of a computer.

Suggests a complete shutdown before restarting, not just logging off or putting to sleep.