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   Boot
   Boot is Black-American slang for 'to explain'
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   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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   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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   Boot
   The process of initializing, testing and configuring a computer system from start-up.
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   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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   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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   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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   BOOT
   Starts the system through executing the Startup-sequence.
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   Boot
   NATO codename for Tupolev Tu-91 bomber [SU;RU]
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    boot
    bootstrap
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    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 telecommunications and computers) • a protective covering over any portion of a cable,wire,or connecto...
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    Boot
    To start or restart your computer; loading your operating system.
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    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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    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 , German busse ; prop., a making good or better, from the root of English better , adj. √255.] 1. Remedy; relief; amends ...
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    Boot
    Boot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Booted ; present participle & verbal noun Booting .] 1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it ; as, what boots it? « What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them? Hooker. » « ...
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    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 of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. « So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they c ...
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    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 it. B. Jonson. » 2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [ U. S.]
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    Boot
    Boot intransitive verb To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
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    Boot
    Boot noun Booty; spoil. [ Obsolete or R.] Shak.
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    boot
    A boot-shaped appliance. ... Origin: M. E. Bote, fr. O. Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    boot
    noun footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
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    boot
    reboot verb cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; `boot your computer`
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    boot
    verb kick; give a boot to
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    boot
    iron boot noun an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
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    Boot
    A `boot` is a type of shoe that covers at least the foot and the ankle and sometimes extends up to the knee or even the hip. Most have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber, modern boots are made from a variety of materials. Hi-top athletic shoes are generally not considered boots, even though they do cover the ankle, primarily due to the a...
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