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boot up

VERB
start a computer
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So every day after school, I’d sprint down to my family’s basement and boot up our enormous Gateway 2000 computer.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025

Haise and Lovell worked frantically to boot up the lunar module, Aquarius.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

The region boasts the largest reserves of lithium in the world, which make up the lithium-ion batteries that boot up the electronic devices used by billions around the globe.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

Here’s the part that still remains very much in effect, every time you boot up Zoom:

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

The computer would still boot up, but it couldn’t read the drive.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah