boot up
Third Person
boots up
Present Participle
booting up
Past Tense
booted up
Past Participle
booted up
1
(of a computer or electronic device) to start and load the operating system into memory for use
- The new software allows the computer to boot up much faster than before.
- My computer is slow to boot up in the morning.
- The specialized server is designed to boot up swiftly to handle high traffic volumes.
- After a power outage, it takes a few minutes for the system to boot up again.
2
to start a computer or other electronic device and load its operating system into memory for use
- I need to boot up the computer before we can start the presentation.
- He carefully booted up the new gaming console to explore its features.
- Make sure to boot up the server first, and then connect the devices.
- Did you remember to boot your smartphone up after the software update?
- She booted her laptop up and began working on the report.