boot
verb [I or T] (COMPUTER) /buːt/ (also boot up) specializedDefinition
› When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this.Computer concepts
(Definition of boot verb (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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