startup
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startup¹
- /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ Canada, US
- [ˈstɑɹɾˌʌp] Canada, US
Where it comes from
Deverbal from start up.
noun startups · start-up
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The act or process of starting a process or machine.
Opposite: shutdown
- A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to cont
- A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in. Add an app to run automatically at startup in Windows 10, Microsoft Support 3. With the file location open, press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This opens the Startup folder. / 4. Copy and paste the shortcut to the app from the file location to the Startup folder.
startup²
- /ˈstɑːtəp/ UK
- /ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/ Canada, US
- [ˈstɑɹɾˌʌp] Canada, US
Where it comes from
From start + up, describing a boot that starts up (reaches up) to the middle of the leg.
noun startups
- A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people. 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender, London: Hugh Singleton, “Februarie,” Glosse, Galage) a startuppe or clownish shoe.
- A kind of gaiter or legging.
- One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. That young start-up hath all the glory of my overthrow: if I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inauguration, starting, start, begin, commence, beginning, commencement, opening, outset, activation, inception, initialization, initiate, initiation, initializer, initialisation
Translations
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noun act or process of starting a process or machine
| Español | arranque |
|---|---|
| Português | inicialização, arranque |
| Français | mise en route, mise en train |
| Deutsch | Inbetriebnahme |
| Italiano | avvio, inizio |
| Русский | за́пуск zápusk, пуск pusk, включе́ние vključénije |
noun new company or organization or business venture
| Español | empresa emergente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スタートアップ sutātoappu, ベンチャー benchā |
| 中文 | 初創公司 /初创公司 chūchuàng gōngsī, 新創企業 /新创企业 xīnchuàng qǐyè, 初創企業 /初创企业 chūchuàng qǐyè |
| Português | startup, start-up |
| Français | startup, jeune pousse |
| Deutsch | Jungunternehmen, Startup |
| Русский | старта́п startáp, старт-а́п start-áp, старта́п-компа́ния startáp-kompánija |
| עברית | סטארטאפ stártap, חברת סטארטאפ khevrát stártap, חברת הזנק khevréat heznék, סטארט אפ stárt áp |
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title = {startup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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