boot up
See also: bootup
English
editVerb
editboot up (third-person singular simple present boots up, present participle booting up, simple past and past participle booted up)
- (transitive) To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
- (intransitive, of a computer) To start, using its bootstrap procedure.
- It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.
- (transitive) To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.
- Then you should boot up your word processor.
Derived terms
edit- bootup (noun)
Translations
editto start computer by bootstrap procedure — see boot