Look up: boot

1. boot
   Type: Term Pronunciation: būt Definitions: 1. A boot-shaped appliance.
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2. boot
   bootstrap
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3. Boot
   The sheath and partially opened blade of the upper leaf in grasses. 'Booting' is the stage at which the inflorescence expands the boot.
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4. boot
   [n] - protective casing for something that resembles a leg 2. [n] - an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg 3. [n] - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg 4. [v] - kick 5. [v] - cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
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5. Boot
   The process of initializing, testing and configuring a computer system from start-up.
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6. Boot
   short for Bootstrap, the name given to an automatic program loading process when a computer is switched on, or a program run
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7. Boot
   Starting up a computer by loading a program that allows it to run other programs. The term comes from bootstrapping which means that the computer 'pulls itself up by its own bootstraps.'
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8. boot
   1. a tubular device placed in a vertical position, either inside or outside a larger vessel, and through which well fluids are conducted before they enter the larger vessel. A boot aids in the separation of gas from wet oil. Also called a flume or conductor pipe. 2. a large pipe connected to a process tank to provide a statis head that can absorb surges of fluid from the process tank. Also called surge column.
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9. BOOT
   Starts the system through executing the Startup-sequence.
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10. Boot
    NATO codename for Tupolev Tu-91 bomber [SU;RU]
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11. boot
    a form placed around wire termination of a multiple-contact connector to contain the liquid potting compound before it hardens Category: Electrical engineering and energy • To use a bootstrap.Generally used to describe starting up a computer. Category: Automation (includes telecommuni...
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12. Boot
    To start or restart your computer; loading your operating system.
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13. boot
    To start or restart a computer, loading the operating system from a ROM chip, hard disk or portable disk. See also hard disk, floppy disk, system disk. The user can 'warm boot' a computer by physically pressing the restart button on the computer or by selecting restart from the GUI. However, the user may wish to perform a 'cold boot' by turning the …
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14. Boot
    Boot (bōt) noun [ Middle English bot , bote , advantage, amends, cure, Anglo-Saxon bōt ; akin to Icelandic bōt , Swedish bot , Danish bod , Goth. bōta , Dutch boete ,...
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15. Boot
    Boot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Booted ; present participle & verbal noun Booting .] 1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it ; a...
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16. Boot
    Boot noun [ Middle English bote , Old French bote , French botte , Late Latin botta ; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. 2. An instrument ...
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17. Boot
    Boot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Booted ; present participle & verbal noun Booting .] 1. To put boots on, esp. for riding. « Coated and booted for i...
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18. Boot
    Boot intransitive verb To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
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19. Boot
    Boot noun Booty; spoil. [ Obsolete or R.] Shak.
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20. boot
    A boot-shaped appliance. ... Origin: M. E. Bote, fr. O. Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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21. boot
    noun footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
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22. boot
    reboot verb cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; `boot your computer`
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23. boot
    verb kick; give a boot to
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24. boot
    iron boot noun an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
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25. boot
    (bldbomact) an encasement for the foot; a protective casing or sheath. Gibney boot an adhesive tape support used in treatment of sprains and other painful conditions of the ankle, the tape being applied in a basket-weave fashion with strips placed alternately under the sole of th...
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