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booting up

booting up is the present participle and gerund of boot up.

Meaning of boot up

Verb

boot up (third-person singular simple present boots up, present participle booting up, simple past and past participle booted up)

  1. (transitive) To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
    Synonyms:
    boot, deadstart
  2. (intransitive) To start, using its bootstrap procedure.
    • It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.
  3. (transitive) To start a computer program or a recording of a movie, show or song.
    • Then you should boot up your word processor.
  4. (ambitransitive, broadly, figuratively) To start up, to bootstrap (any process, especially a business).
    • They believe they now have enough capital to boot up and stay alive until sales revenue begins.

Questions about booting up

What is booting up the present participle and gerund of?
Booting up is the present participle and gerund of boot up.

Words near booting up in the dictionary

  1. bootilicious
  2. booting
  3. booting and rallying
  4. booting one
  5. booting out
  6. booting up
  7. booting upstairs
  8. bootings
  9. bootjack
  10. bootjacked
  11. bootjacking

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