boots up
Loads the system
Boots up describes a computer or electronic device starting and loading its operating system.
The term comes from "bootstrapping"—the machine pulling itself up by its own bootstraps, using simple code to load increasingly complex programs until fully operational.
My laptop takes forever to boot up.
A cold boot starts from completely off; a warm boot restarts without full power-down.
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- startupNew business enterprise
- beginTo start something
- screenDisplay or barrier
- startup soundTone when device activates
power · launch · loading · login screen · welcome screen · firmware · POST · kernel · initiate · BIOS · operating system · bootloader · button · system · system restore · safe mode · activate · beep
system state initiation
boots upshuts down
Stops functioning completely
powers off · turns off · powers down · switches off · closes down