English

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
2. (intransitive, of a computer) To start, using its bootstrap procedure.

   It takes a couple of minutes for the computer to boot up.

Synonyms

• deadstart (dated, transitive)
• boot