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boot [ boot ]


noun  (plural boots)
Definition:
 
computer startup procedure: the process of starting or restarting a computer and loading the operating system



intransitive verb  (past and past participle boot·ed, present participle boot·ing, 3rd person present singular boots)
Definition:
 
start up: to start or restart a computer and load the operating system, or be started up in this way

[Late 20th century. Shortening of bootstrap in bootstrap loader, a simple program that enables a computer to start up and load its full operating system]
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