cold start

Definitions

General Science

• noun the switching on of a computer or running of a program from its original start point

Accounting

• noun the act of beginning a new business or opening a new shop with no previous turnover to base it on

Cars & Driving

• noun the act of starting the engine from cold

Computing

• noun the act of switching on a computer or to run a program from its original start point
• noun the act of switching on a computer, or the act of restarting a computer by switching it off and then on again.

Electronics

• synonymcold boot
• The starting of a computer by turning on its power. Many program failures are resolved through turning off a computer then turning it back on again. Also called cold start, hard boot, or startup (2).

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