booting

n. startup, act of turning on a computer (Computers)

v. kick; kick out; fire; (Computers) start a computer

In computing, booting (booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. A boot sequence is the set of operations the computer performs when it is switched on that loads an operating system.
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Noun
1. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
(hypernym) footwear, footgear
(hyponym) buskin, chukka boot, combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot
(part-meronym) bootlace
2. British term for the luggage compartment in a car
(hypernym) luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
(synonym) bang, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
(hypernym) exhilaration, excitement
4. protective casing for something that resembles a leg
(hypernym) shell, case, casing
5. an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg
(synonym) iron boot, iron heel
(hypernym) instrument of torture
6. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
(synonym) kick, kicking
(hypernym) blow
(hyponym) goal-kick
Verb
1. kick; give a boot to
(hypernym) kick
(see-also) oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel
(derivation) kick, kicking
2. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
(synonym) reboot, bring up
(hypernym) resuscitate, revive

n. booting, startup, act of turning on a computer (Computers)

n. booting, startup, act of turning on a computer (Computers)