startup

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Computing

n. the act of starting a machine, a computer, or a complicated process.

n. the process of setting a system, machine, or software application into operation.

Español:arranque

“The machine makes a loud humming noise during startup.”

“The system administrator identified a script that was significantly delaying the server startup during the morning peak hours.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic

n. someone who has suddenly become important or famous but does not have much experience.

n. a person who has suddenly risen to a position of wealth or power but lacks the appropriate social background or experience.

“The old lords looked down on the young startup who had just bought the estate.”

“In the nineteenth-century novel, the protagonist is often depicted as a social startup attempting to navigate the rigid hierarchies of the aristocracy.”