deadstart

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noun

A bootup procedure.

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Meanings

noundeadstart (plural deadstarts)

plural deadstarts

  1. datedcomputingA bootup procedure.
verbdeadstart (third-person singular simple present deadstarts, present participle deadstarting, simple past and past participle deadstarted)

present singular third person deadstarts · participle present deadstarting · participle past deadstarted · past deadstarted

  1. datedtransitivecomputingTo boot up.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boot upbootup

Origin

From dead + start.

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Cite this entry
APA

deadstart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstart

MLA

“deadstart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstart. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadstart,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadstart.

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