起動 — meaning in English

English meaning

• boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
• online adj Connected to the internet or another network, and actively available or in use.

Senses

起動 is used for these senses in English:

• boot (computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
• online Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

boot — full definition

1. noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
2. noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
3. noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
4. verb To kick something or someone.
5. verb To dismiss or eject someone.

online — full definition

1. adj Connected to the internet or another network, and actively available or in use.
2. adj Of a factory, power plant, or piece of equipment: switched on and actively running.
3. verb To bring a system, service, or piece of equipment into active, running use.

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