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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

These are the words that greet players when they boot up Abubakar Salim's debut video game - Tales of Kenzera: Zau.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2024

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

I sit up in bed and grab my laptop, turn it on and wait impatiently for it to boot up, then log on to the Internet.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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