startup

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Noun startup has 2 senses

startup - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
--₁ is a kind of beginning, start, commencement

Derived form: verb start up₁
inauguration, startup - the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
--₂ is a kind of beginning, start, commencement

Derived form: verb start up₂